Gland, Switzerland, 21 January 2026 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released a new policy brief titled “How to Ensure Social…

The IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team invites all interested International Model Forest Network (IMFN) partners, stakeholders, and community members to submit their stories for inclusion on the PANORAMA - Solutions for a…

In November, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team participated in IUCN’s delegation to the 30th convening of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil. At the conference, the team organised several events to spread…

IUCN welcomes the UNEA-7 draft resolution on Enhancing international response to address crimes that affect the environment and commends the governments of Peru and Kenya for placing this urgent issue on the global environmental agenda, as well as Member States for their commitment to…

International efforts are increasingly focused on addressing crimes that affect the environment (CAE), with remarkable progress evident from major political commitments in 2025 from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro. CAE is widely recognised as a serious threat to biodiversity, local communities, and…

The “Protection of Natural Resources of the Selva Maya II” project will channel up to €750,000 for sub-projects that strengthen the integrated, coordinated, and participatory management of natural and cultural heritage in priority areas for the conservation and restoration of the largest forest…

Agroecosystems—farms and agricultural landscapes—cover nearly 40% of Earth’s land. They supply our food, fibre, and fuel, but are frequently degraded by poor farming practices, biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.

In the paper "Towards more effective integration of tropical forest restoration and conservation," Dr.

In Rwanda’s Eastern Province, women and girls were limited to contributing to landscape restoration and environmental conservation, while men often took on roles such as nursery management, trench digging, terrace construction, tree planting, and making most decisions.

However, the…