The 112th IUCN Council Meeting takes place in the historic colonial city of La Antigua Guatemala, from 28 to 30 January 2025.

Cities are home to 4.4 billion people — well over half of humanity. This figure is projected to reach 6.7 billion by 2050. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation brings dramatic environmental change, ...

The 112th Council meeting, 28-30 January 2025 in Antigua, Guatemala The 113th Council meeting, 7-9 May 2025 at IUCN Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland ...

This year’s theme, "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future," highlights the vital role wetlands play in keeping our environment balanced and promoting our well-being. Wetlands are critical marine ...

SSC is governed by a Steering Committee, which is headed by the Commission Chair. The Steering Committee represents a balance of regional and thematic perspectives and provides overall direction to ...

IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ...

The coastal ecosystems of mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows contain large stores of carbon deposited by vegetation and various natural processes over centuries. These ecosystems sequester ...

Between 1992 and 2020 the number of tourists visiting Antarctica increased ten-fold and continues to grow, meaning the negative environmental impacts of tourism are likely to increase. Existing ...

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Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), also referred to as Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation, involves a wide range of ecosystem management activities, such as the sustainable management of forests, ...

Launched in September 2021, the IUCN Academy harnesses IUCN’s global expertise to deliver innovative learning journeys for professionals, postgraduate students and leaders eager to make a meaningful ...