Action is urgently needed to unlock the potential of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) to advance the conservation of migratory freshwater fishes, according to a paper published today in Nature Reviews Biodiversity.

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…

Stretching across more than 8,000 km² on Brazil’s northern coast, the Amazon mangroves form one of the planet’s largest continuous mangrove ecosystems — a living shield between the Atlantic Ocean and the great rainforest. For generations, this landscape has sustained thousands of families who…

The IUCN Great Blue Wall (GBW) Initiative actively participated in the 13th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Symposium in Mombasa, Kenya, the region’s largest gathering of coastal and marine stakeholders, which brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners,…

Inhambane, 24 September 2025, the city of Inhambane hosted the 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the CORE-RESTORE Project, bringing together key stakeholders, technical experts, and institutional partners to review progress and align strategic priorities for the next phase of implementation.

Tanzania is taking a decisive step toward uniting its growing network of community led blue economy enterprises under one national platform. In collaboration with the Government of Tanzania, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has kicked off the process to establish the…

The Tonle Sap Lake, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, is a lifeline for millions of people, providing food security and livelihoods. However, this vital ecosystem faces mounting threats from overfishing, habitat degradation, and climate change.

The Tonle Sap Lake—Cambodia’s freshwater treasure—sustains the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. But it faces growing pressures: years of overfishing, weak law enforcement, loss of flooded forests, and climate change have severely depleted fish stocks and damaged aquatic…

The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands brought together governments, civil society and international organisations to reaffirm global commitments to the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Held in Zimbabwe, COP15 provided a…

The First Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group on Crimes that Affect the Environment under the UN Crime Convention (UNTOC) will take place from 30 June to 2 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria.