Four of the six species of flamingo are of conservation importance. Three species are listed as Near Threatened and one as Vulnerable. Three species show declining population trends currently. As all ...

Gathering extensive and in-depth data is a crucial step to identifying pressing threats, gaining updated insight on the area of distribution for species and habitats, understanding ecosystem ...

This document summarises the three guidance documents that IUCN has produced for the cement and aggregates sector: Integrated Biodiversity Management System guide, Biodiversity Indicator and Reporting ...

The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology helps identify the ...

The traditional patterns of land use that have created many of the world s cultural landscapes contribute to biodiversity, support ecological processes, provide important environmental services, and ...

The Luc Hoffmann Award for Excellence in Ecosystem Management is granted to members of IUCN CEMM who have demonstrated exceptional initiative in ecosystem management in accord with criteria and ...

The purpose of these guidelines is to update and expand the original guidelines on protected areas legislation published in 1980 and to reflect new developments and emerging issues. These developments ...

Community Environmental Action Planning (CEAP) is a stripped-down and simple participatory approach that has been used successfully over several years, and in a variety of forms, to introduce a ...

IUCN has a variety of projects putting Nature-based Solutions into action on the ground to address climate change and the impacts it has on nature, communities and economies around the world.

Gonzalo Andrade Desde hace 30 años es profesor Asociado del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y miembro de número de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias, entre 1995 ...

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 ..

The mission of the IUCN SSC Croaker and Drum Fishes Red List Authority is to revise and submit the assessments of all 300 species of Croaker and Drum Fishes and to redefine the goal of the second ...