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 ...

As the world is set to adopt a landmark treaty to halt the loss of biodiversity later this year, implementing and measuring progress against specific goals of this agreement will soon become a focus.

Luego de un exitoso proceso de negociación, el miércoles 25 de octubre de 2023, los Estados de Ecuador y Perú suscribieron el Reglamento de la Comisión Binacional para la Gestión Integrada de los ...

Acorde a la Convención de Ramsar, un humedal es una zona de la superficie terrestre que está temporal o permanentemente inundada, regulada por factores climáticos y en constante interrelación con los ...

A Batak indigenous woman is planting crops in her field near my father’s village. We chat. The lady, who happens to be a distant aunt, has lived in the Tapanuli region with her extended family near ...

This year, the World Environment Day 2024 was marked by significant global efforts to promote environmental restoration and sustainability. IUCN Pakistan celebrated this day by inaugurating two ...

In transboundary mountain ecosystems across Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Colombia, Kenya, and Uganda, IUCN and partners have worked from 2017 - 2022 to implement ecosystem-based adaptation approaches to ...

In March 2016, the failure of the Fundão Dam killed 19 people, destroyed villages, and spread mud along 670 km of the Rio Doce basin in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. A ...

The policy impacts of the ten country projects of The Restoration Initiative (TRI) are the theme of the new PANORAMA ...

Estos magníficos y prístinos paisajes albergan cientos de especies de aves, mamíferos, reptiles, peces, plantas y hongos, que prosperan en los bosques, humedales, glaciares y en los innumerables ...

In the mid-1980s, the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21 : the preparation of an ...

Watersheds are areas delimited by a main river and its tributaries that flow into the same watercourse. They are important units to consider when integrating water resources management and ...