IUCN counts over 1,400 Members from over 160 countries. Use the fields below to discover which organizations and institutions are Members of IUCN. You can search by title or acronym, country and ...

The IUCN Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) provides a systematic procedure to check IUCN projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts. Its purpose is to ensure that ...

To give structure to the plethora of IUCN tools and methodologies that can be applied in urban ecosystems, IUCN has developed the IUCN Urban Toolbox, a catalogue of knowledge products on urban ...

The Freshwater Specialist Group conducts research, conservation, and outreach to ensure the diversity of Earth’s freshwater ecosystems are represented in the global protected area network so their ...

The main priority of the Chair and the SSC office is to provide support and leadership to the extensive global network to help stimulate conservation action on the ground. Any requests for additional ...

Oil crops – plant seeds and fruits ranging from soybean and sunflower to palm and coconuts – occupy around 543 million hectares of land across the globe, accounting for roughly 37% of the total land ...

This study was commissioned by IUCN Programme Aires Protégées – UICN-PACO in late 2014 to develop comprehensive understanding for the scaling potential of the “small grants for biodiversity” model, ...

The "Zero Draft" text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment is summarised here in English, French, and Portuguese. These summaries ...

NAbSA works to improve climate resilience and reduce poverty for vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by enhancing the rigorous application of gender-responsive NbS for climate change ...

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 ...

Dr Grethel Aguilar, originaire du Costa Rica, a pris ses fonctions de Directrice générale de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) en octobre 2023. Dr Aguilar apporte avec ...

This Plan of Action has been developed by WCPA/Marine and partners around the world as a result of an extensive consultation process. It describes the added value that WCPA/Marine brings to the global ...