The Latest Breaking News from IUCN

The 196 countries meeting for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, are negotiating a new set of targets for reversing the loss of Earth’s biodiversity. They have set themselves a formidable challenge: ensuring humanity is “living in harmony with nature” by 2050.

The buzz phrase aims to be for biodiversity what ‘net zero’ is for climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague, and open to greenwashing

An international conservation organization says populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction

The dolphin’s decline is a stark illustration of the global biodiversity crisis and the challenges of conservation.

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites.

Nearly extinct in the 1980s, an intensive programme to reverse the bird’s decline has made it a conservation success story

Brussels’ plan to oppose a ban on trade in hippopotamus products puts species at risk, says letter signed by states, including Mali, Niger and Senegal

Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins, are venomous snakes found throughout the southeastern U.S. that can be identified by the white color in their mouths.

The Royal Commission for AlUla is participating in the leaders forum for the International Union for Conservation of Nature in the South Korean island of Jeju. The two-day IUCN Leaders Summit that kicked off on Thursday will discuss mechanisms for conserving biodiversity, restoring natural habitats, and discussing ways of cooperation…