✅ The #IUCNcongress2025 in Abu Dhabi has concluded setting the strategic direction for global nature conservation over the next 20 years. 📊 Key outcomes: • 10,000+ participants • 1000 + events • 148 Resolutions adopted • 100+ new Members • First Summit of Indigenous

📢 Did you know that natural World Heritage sites make up less than 1% of the Earth’s surface but protect over 20,000 globally threatened species? We need enhanced efforts are needed to strengthen #ClimateAction at the site level, regionally and globally. Our new Issues Brief

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The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals that more than half of bird species globally are in decline. The most prevalent cause of #bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation. Learn what can be done https://t.co/G0z1gDXfdl

DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered Learn more from our new report https://t.co/MYNeFxq6SP #DNA #elephants

🤝🌎As we enter the final day of #CITESCoP20 we must remember that achieving global biodiversity goals requires collaboration. Working together is the only way to secure the future of life on Earth. See all our positions https://t.co/85NVuXsLsX #GlobalGoals #Biodiversity

"Conservation will be aided by the adoption of a West Africa #conservation action plan." Dan Challender, CITES focal point for the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group on the importance of the first-ever regional action plan for West African pangolins launched at #CITESCoP20.

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The first-ever regional action plan for West African pangolins was launched at #CITESCoP20. The plan sets out a coordinated 30-year roadmap to guide #conservation action, marking a significant milestone for African pangolin conservation. https://t.co/yzw7egMbau @PangolinSG

🍄🌱With #CITESCoP20 underway, it’s time to broaden our scope of protection. Overlooked groups like fungi need to be recognised in CITES processes. Expanding CITES’ coverage and scientific guidance will help reflect the full diversity of life impacted by international trade.

From pangolins to rhinos, sharks and succulent plants we must scale up targeted action for species on the brink. It’s time to scale up resources, partnerships and action for threatened wildlife. 🌎🤝🌱 See all IUCN’s #CITESCoP20 positions https://t.co/85NVuXsLsX

Freshwater species are among the most threatened on the planet, with nearly 25% at risk of extinction. But #conservation for their recovery works. Join @IUCNsos webinar on 10 December to hear effective solutions from our partners working to restore rivers, lakes and wetlands,

🐘🌳A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals. Updated methods provide a clearer, more accurate understanding of the species’ status. Learn more in the report launched at #CITESCoP20 https://t.co/M3rto11qBi

BREAKING NEWS: DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered Learn more from the new report launched at #CITESCoP20 https://t.co/MYNeFxq6SP

Poaching, habitat destruction and human-wildlife conflict have pushed tigers to the brink of extinction. This episode of #LivingLegacy produced for IUCN by @bbcstoryworks Commercial Productions examines the work of IUCN’s Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme, which

"Species conservation must not be hampered by illegal trade." Dr Bibhab Talukdar, Chair of the IUCN SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group speaking at #CITESCoP20 on the situation for Asian rhinos. CITES COP20 is a key moment to scale up targeted action, mobilise resources, and build

With #CITESCoP20 underway, we must let science lead the way by basing decisions on the best available data and tools including the IUCN-TRAFFIC analyses and the @IUCNRedList, among others. See all IUCN’s #CITESCoP20 positions https://t.co/85NVuXsLsX

From pangolins to rhinos, sharks and succulent plants we must scale up targeted action for species on the brink. It’s time to scale up resources, partnerships and action for threatened wildlife. 🌎🤝🌱 See all IUCN’s #CITESCoP20 positions https://t.co/85NVuXsLsX

As a key technical advisor and observer organisation, IUCN brings its scientific expertise, conservation tools, and policy guidance to support evidence-based decision-making under CITES. 🤝 Check out IUCN’s #CITESCoP20 positions and events https://t.co/85NVuXsLsX

🌍 A new series on protecting nature and strengthening communities is now streaming! Produced for IUCN by @bbcstoryworks Commercial Productions, and narrated by the late Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the @JaneGoodallInst, Living Legacy examines how restoring and

IUCN welcomes #COP30 call to triple adaptation finance, regrets insufficient progress on fossil fuels. As the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Belém, Brazil, IUCN welcomed the call to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035. Read our full

🌲From boreal forests near the Arctic Circle to dense tropical jungles south of the Equator, Earth’s last primary forests are vanishing. Despite being unmatched in their carbon storage capacity, they continue to fall. Our special #COP30 Crossroads blog explains how we can save