Of the seven terrestrial species of bears, inhabiting four continents, five are globally threatened and one other has many separate threatened populations. The IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group (BSG) ...

Studies on biodiversity impacts of onshore wind have focused mainly on birds, bats and natural habitats, with limited understanding of impacts to other taxa, including non-flying mammals. Wind energy ...

In 2019, with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), IUCN launched the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project, as part of its global Close the Plastic Tap Programme.

Leading companies in the primary natural resource sectors are setting more targeted and measureable enviornmental goals, which in regards to biodiversity-related risks, are increasingly framed as "No ...

Decision 14/8 of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) established the definition and criteria for “Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures” (OECMs). In that decision, agreed to by all ...

Geodiversity refers to the variety of the geological and physical elements of nature, such as minerals, rocks, soils, fossils and landforms, and active geological and geomorphological processes.

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the profound interdependence between environmental health and human health, bringing these issues to the forefront of policy discussions. It has become increasingly ...

Of the 12 wild cattle species, nine are found only in Asia. All nine of these species are threatened with extinction. These species are all threatened by human activities, including hunting and ...

Poaching is a major threat to elephants in Asia, although reliable estimates of the number of elephants killed and the quantities of ivory and other body parts collected and traded are scarce. The ...

Aquatic fungi are a polyphyletic group connected by their ecological features (growing and reproducing mainly in marine or freshwaters) rather than by taxonomy. They belong mainly to the phyla ...

Southern African Plant Specialist Group (SAPSG) is charged with assessing the status of southern African endemic plants, and ensuring sustainability and adequate protection of these plants. I have ...

Healthy mountain ecosystems help buffer the impacts of climate change for local communities, wildlife and downstream populations worldwide. Locally, mountain people rely on their surrounding ...