COP16 has made its mark. Hailed as the biggest biodiversity COP ever, with a record number of delegates (around 23,000), a ...

The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, ...

Cranes are among the most endangered families of birds in the world, with eleven of the fifteen species threatened with extinction. The IUCN SSC Crane Specialist Group is dedicated to promoting the ..

Authors: Jia, Li, Merten, Jake, Burke, George, Mumford, Elaine C., ...

While the Mediterranean basin biodiversity hotspot is well known for its globally important biodiversity, its freshwater biodiversity has not been as widely recognized for its importance. Through this ...

Self-selected individuals in the Human Rights and Biodiversity Working Group (HRBWG) and participants in the International Expert Workshop on Advancing Rights and Equity in Conservation (Nanyuki, ...

The health of freshwater systems is core to the health of surrounding landscapes — but not nearly enough is being done to factor it into how protected and conserved areas are designed and managed.

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...

Chilean Patagonia is today recognised as one of the greatest refuges of wild nature in the world. In recent decades, with the creation of national parks and marine reserves, the state has placed huge ...