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Serpentine sunflower (Helianthus exilis) Photo: © David A. Hofmann

IUCN-Toyota partnership delivers new knowledge for biodiversity and food security
19.12.2016
The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP13) took place from 4-17 December 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. Photo: © IUCN

UN Biodiversity Conference 2016: Compromise with a pinch of salt
18.12.2016
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is now threatened with extinction. Photo: IUCN Photo Library © Alicia Wirz

New bird species and giraffe under threat – IUCN Red List
08.12.2016
Photo: Toby Hudson (CC BY SA 3.0)

Mexico declares four new protected areas
07.12.2016
Brazil’s overall commitment to restoration totals 22 million hectares. Photo: Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Brazil to restore 12 million hectares of forests under Bonn Challenge for biodiversity and climate benefits
03.12.2016
Aedes albopictus Photo: Aedes albopictus_AFPMB CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Global initiative calls for urgent action against invasive alien species
29.11.2016
Photo: © JP Palasi

Statement by IUCN Director General at the UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakech
17.11.2016
Photo: NOAA (CC BY 2.0)

Climate change dramatically disrupting nature from genes to ecosystems – study
10.11.2016
Photo: © John Weller john@lastocean.com

Antarctic Ocean breakthrough: Ross Sea to become world's largest marine protection area
07.11.2016
Photo: © Russell A. Mittermeier

Major donation boosts efforts to save Madagascar’s lemur species from extinction
28.10.2016
Photo: IUCN / Elena Osipova

World Heritage status not sparing iconic natural sites from mining and dams
26.10.2016
The Sundarbans in Bangladesh is part of the world’s largest mangrove forest, lying on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers and bordering India’s Sundarbans National Park, also a World Heritage site. Photo: IUCN / Mizuki Murai

Photo gallery: World Heritage mission to the Sundarbans in Bangladesh
18.10.2016
Photo: Adrian Phillips

Lawrence S. (Larry) Hamilton 1925-2016 – a good friend and a great colleague
17.10.2016
Naoko Ishii, CEO of the Global Environment Facility, and Inger Andersen, Director General of IUCN, on stage at the Our Global Commons Dialogue 12 Oct 2016 Photo: GEF/IUCN

New momentum for the global commons
17.10.2016
The Chinese pangolin, listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List Photo: Cuc Phuong

What does the new trade ban mean for pangolin conservation?
14.10.2016
Photo: Lonely Eskimo Productions

Law and the future of conservation: Perspectives from the World Conservation Congress, Hawaii
13.10.2016
Leopard (Panthera pardus) Photo: P, Meier

Keeping leopards in the spot(light) at CITES
13.10.2016
White rhinos in Kenya Photo: IUCN Photo Library / © Esther Birchmeier

IUCN informs key decisions at the CITES conference on wildlife trade
07.10.2016
Chilean Devil Rays (Mobula tarapacana) swimming in the Azores Photo: © Daniel Van Duinkerken, http://danielvandphoto.com, Instagram: daniel.van.d

Growing support for regulating international trade in rays and sharks
06.10.2016
Black rhino, Tanzania Photo: © Richard Emslie

A unified voice for African rhinos: Continent-wide conservation plan launched
28.09.2016
Tiger-tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes) on coral Photo: © Peter van den Eynde / Guylian Seahorses of the World

IUCN behind major advance for seahorse conservation
28.09.2016
Python and python skins Photo: iStockphoto and Shutterstock

Kering, ITC and IUCN release new data on the sustainability and livelihood benefits of python trade
26.09.2016
Elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya Photo: Julian Blanc

Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years – IUCN report
23.09.2016
Photo: Colectivo Sinestesia - UICN América del Sur

IUCN Congress boosts support for Indigenous peoples’ rights
10.09.2016
Photo: Deepak Apte

New ocean Hope Spots, vetted by IUCN and Mission Blue, to ignite global support for ocean protection
09.09.2016

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