International Union for Conservation of Nature

Red List of Coral Reef Ecosystems

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, yet they support around a quarter of all marine fish species, alongside countless invertebrates and the food, income and coastal protection of ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN and Sweden launch major new partnership to advance Nature-based Solutions for biodiversity and resilient communities

The Government of Armenia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), today ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

New IUCN guidelines bring One Health into ecosystem restoration

Yerevan, Armenia, 29 October 2026 (IUCN) – Today at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), IUCN, together with the IUCN Commission on ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Yerevan Global OECM Action Hub to help conserve 30% of the planet by 2030

Yerevan, Armenia, 28 October 2026 (IUCN) – The Yerevan Global OECM Action Hub was launched today at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN launches global strategy to tackle invasive alien species

Yerevan, Armenia, 21 October 2026 (IUCN) – IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species, one of the world’s greatest drivers of biodiversity loss and species ...