After a ten-day marathon meeting - with only the French National Holiday (on the 14th July), and its amazing fireworks to take a rest - the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee closed in Paris ...

Since 1972, IUCN is the official advisor on nature under the World Heritage Convention. The Convention is known as "the most widely accepted international conservation treaty in human history”, ...

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, at ...

About business, finance and economics Over half of global GDP is at risk from nature loss. Many businesses, from micro-enterprises in developing countries to large multinationals, rely on natural ...

Besides being our key partners in action, the Members are shaping our regional direction and work plan. Strengthening and enlarging our membership and knowledge base remains one of our priorities in ...

About Eastern & Southern Africa Region: Versatility in conserving nature The countries of eastern and southern Africa host a vast variety and abundance of the world’s biological and natural resources, ...

The World Heritage Committee, at its 47th session currently taking place in Paris, France, has decided to remove the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar from the list of World Heritage in ...

About & How We Engage WCEL works to enhance the development and strengthen the implementation of environmental law and policy, including through best practices and inter-sectoral strategies for ...

The Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) includes more than 1,600 volunteer ecosystem management experts from around the globe. Membership in the Commission on Ecosystem Management is open to any ...

About Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Mesoamerica and the Caribbean are two of the world's biodiversity hotspots, including the world’s second largest reef and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef ...

The IUCN Programme marks the culmination of many years of deliberation across the Union. Adopted by democratic vote at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, the Nature 2030 IUCN Programme ...

The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, ...