✅ 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

📢The triple planetary crisis demands urgent, integrated, and inclusive action — a message powerfully delivered by IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar during the General Debate at #UNEA7 🌍 Read the full statement ➡️ https://t.co/AZ6gCU0o5b

Saving species is possible depending on the action we take. We are working to #ReverseTheRed and we’re taking action to recover species. Learn more about @ReversetheRed here: https://t.co/98FB1NakIT

New IUCN Red List assessments reveals that the number of threatened European butterfly species increased by a sharp 76% over the last decade. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/zxBrWREITt

Wetland habitats support a rich diversity of life, but 35% of the world’s #wetlands have disappeared in the last 50 years. Wetland restoration not only increases #biodiversity but their ability to produce ecosystem services for the benefit of people. #ForWetlands

#DidYouKnow Latin America hosts more than 600 million hectares of grasslands, savannahs, and rangelands?🦙 A newly launched platform aims to strengthen collaboration, learning and action across these critical ecosystems. Discover the new regional Knowledge Platform for

The number of assessed species on the IUCN Red List is now 172,620, with over 48,000 threatened with #extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity. https://t.co/8inxfbzt0W

📢 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

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.

Join our 16 Days of Activism #GBV webinar! 🌱 Hear from leaders tackling GBV in environmental projects globally. 🗓 3 Dec | 15:00 CET 🔗 Register: https://t.co/WkZB3dmtea #16Days #NoExcuses @CanadaDev @NAbSA_climate @noradno @resea_project @mccpeace @GlobalTrauma

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