The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk ...

IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it, including addressing the challenges of climate change, advocating for the integration ...

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) was established on 5 October 1948 in the French town of Fontainebleau. As the first global environmental union, we brought together governments ...

This sixth edition of the Global Reintroduction Perspectives provides 59 case studies covering invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants.We hope the information presented ...

This publication is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. The book is designed to inform and remind us of the ...

This Specialist Group provide information to IUCN on mollusc biodiversity conservation, the inherent value of species, their role in ecosystem health and functioning, the provision of ecosystem ... I ...

As the last of the Rio Conventions to meet in late 2024, UNCCD COP16 takes place against the backdrop of an interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crisis, with progress against ...

While countries have broadly recognised the role of forests and land-based action in climate change mitigation and adaptation in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), this ambition is ...

As the glaciers retreated from the European landscape at the end of the ice - age, humans were quick to colonise the emerging land. During the 10.000 years that have passed since then, the human ...

Four of the six species of flamingo are of conservation importance. Three species are listed as Near Threatened and one as Vulnerable. Three species show declining population trends currently. As all ...

Of the 355 reptile species found in the Mediterranean, 13% are threatened, with 3.9% Critically Endangered, 6.2% Endangered and 3.1% Vulnerable.

From its gorgeous valleys to its magnificent snow-capped towering peaks, Pakistan is teeming with natural wonders and biodiversity. Islamabad, considered one of the most beautiful capitals in the ...