The Southern Highlands corridor in Tanzania (formerly known as SAGCOT) and the Beira corridor in Mozambique were conceived as engines to accelerate development.

On a crisp winter morning in Brest, France, African island innovation stood proudly on the global stage. What began months ago as a bold idea within the IslandPlas project — had now reached the world’s largest Ocean Hackathon arena. 

By Genovefa Feksi

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…

In 2025, the IUCN–Huawei Tech4Nature partnership continued to demonstrate how innovative digital solutions, grounded in strong governance and community engagement, can deliver tangible benefits for biodiversity and people. Across six flagship countries – Brazil, China, Kenya, Mexico, Spain and…

The IUCN community is deeply saddened by the death of Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, one of the world's foremost authorities on the African elephant and longstanding member of the IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group.

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN’s statement to the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya (UNEA-7) during the General Debate on 12 December 2025. Read the full statement below. 

Twenty-three PNZ rangers participated on November 25 and 26, 2025, in the Human Rights and Safeguards Capacity Building, promoted by IUCN and the Peace Parks Foundation (PPF), under the CBA-Scale+ project.

Nairobi, Kenya, 12 December 2025 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the formal signing of Host Agreements with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), designating the IUCN Asia Regional Office (ARO) and the IUCN Regional Office…