Since 1972, IUCN is the official advisor on nature under the World Heritage Convention. The Convention is known as "the most widely accepted international conservation treaty in human history”, ...

This article shares reflections from an IUCN Member organisation about its efforts to elevate citizen and community science ...

Citizen science, also called community science, is a common term for a wide range of participatory practices involving scientific data collection and analysis. Citizen science is important for science ...

The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is the IUCN global standard for measuring the severity of environmental impacts caused by animals, fungi and plants living outside their ...

In accordance with the IUCN Council Transparency Policy modified in April 2016, the decisions of the IUCN Council and its Bureau, from the 2012-16 term onwards, are posted on this section of the ...

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Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...

Recognizing the interdependency of the three pillars of sustainable development - social, economic and environmental, IUCN’s work in Eastern and Southern Africa underscores the fact that sustainable ...

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a major, accelerating driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation across Africa, with growing implications for water security, food systems and rural ...

The European Habitats Forum (EHF) represents the voice of the environmental civil society organisations and coordinates communication between them and the European Commission. It provides advice and ...

WCEL works to enhance the development and strengthen the implementation of environmental law and policy, including through best practices and inter-sectoral strategies for effective compliance and ...