The Partnering for Climate and International Biodiversity teams in YLP are collaborating this year to expand efforts beyond the traditional half-day International Development Week event held previously, and instead will co-host two days of knowledge sharing and brainstorming sessions for members…

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 10 January 2026 — A new joint report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows how large-scale solar…

IUCN and its Commission on Ecosystem Management publish a study on the application of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions in the Resilient Highlands project—one of the few such initiatives in Latin America.

Charles Karangwa, the Global Head of Nature-based Solutions Centre at IUCN, has recently visited the IUCN NbS European Hub hosted by the IUCN European Regional Office in Bonn, Germany. We took this opportunity to sit down with him to discuss the crucial role of governance in delivering effective…

On December 23, 2025, IUCN in collaboration with the An Giang Provincial Agricultural Extension Center organised a mid-term review workshop and awarded certificates to trainees of the dried lotus leaf painting training in Chau Doc Ward, An Giang Province.

As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV) campaign, a webinar, convened by IUCN’s NAbSA Initiative and RISE grants challenge, with the support of Global Affairs Canada and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), highlighted the work of IUCN and its…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Rwanda and Kirehe District have signed a landmark Conservation Agreement to scale up the Community Environmental Conservation Scheme (CECS) in Eastern Rwanda. 

Nairobi, Kenya, 12 December 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the lead-up to and beyond UNCCD COP17,…

Today marks the last day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. December 10th is also International Human Rights Day, reminding us that safety from gender-based violence (GBV) in all its forms is a fundamental human right. And although the 16 Days are ending, our work…

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…