IUCN National Committee UK

05/01/2026

IUCN National Committee UK 2026 -

Just a short note of good wishes to you for this new year. Most of us will begin 2026 in the chill of winter but I hope in the afterglow of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, which set out the framework for action over the next four years through IUCN Members approval of the 2026-29 Global Progra...

04/09/2025

'Demystifying the IUCN World Conservation Congress' -

Ever wondered why so many people from across the conservation sector and beyond are gathering in Abu Dhabi and online for the World Conservation Congress this October? What difference will it really make? And if you’re one of them how do you make the most of being part of it? These are just some o...

08/07/2025

IUCN Motions and Resolutions -

25/03/2025

Our NCUK Education and Communication Working Group supports and welcomes this initiative

One of the first fresh GCSEs in a decade will teach students about the climate crisis, sustainability and the natural environment
https://www.positive.news/society/greening-curriculum-new-natural-history-gcse-introduced-uk/

14/10/2024

IUCN NCUK webinar: The Pathway to Transformative Change - with Diana Pound

Conservationists want to do ‘evidence based’ decision-making but are largely unaware of the evidence about decision-making itself including around stakeholder participation, psychology  and power. Understanding and applying this evidence leads to better outcomes for biodiversity, social justice...

10/10/2024

https://mailchi.mp/7a91bf0f1824/iucn-ncuk-news-update News update October 2024

was a great success in many ways. It brought together over 300 passionate nature conservationists from across the Europe, North and Central Asia 'super-region'. It started the conversation on a 20-year strategic vision and the need for transformational change within and beyond the IUCN ...

29/07/2024

The future of IUCN -

Dear IUCN Members in the UK, In case you haven't come across these already, here are the links to the relevant documents for you to make your response to the IUCN 20-Year Strategic Vision and 4-year Global Programme 2026-29. “These documents are far from finalised, and we require your voice to hel...

26/07/2024

Scotland’s Flow Country secures World Heritage status

It becomes Scotland’s first World Heritage Site inscribed for purely natural criteria, and the first in mainland UK for the global importance of its natural ecosystems 

25/07/2024

IUCN National Committee UK Education & Communication Working Group - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) summer webinar series - recordings now available https://mailchi.mp/784dbd7497ca/equality-diversity-inclusion-edi-summer-webinar-series

23/07/2024

Collaboration and camaraderie at the IUCN Regional Conservation Fora. "Be part of the change you want to see in the world": Mahatma Gandhi

With over 700 participants attending the three-day conference, the Africa Regional Conservation Forum concluded with a call for inclusive, cross-continent action to protect nature. Just a few months earlier, the Mexico, Central, and Caribbean Regional Conservation Forum had highlighted urban biod...

04/07/2024

https://mailchi.mp/32ccb0e2e01c/social-equity-and-urban-biodiversity-renewal Learn about Social equity and urban biodiversity renewal with Bethan Stagg on Wednesday 17th July, 5-6pm

Bethan Stagg is a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter with expertise in environmental education, biodiversity learning and environmental social science in the context of nature conservation. She uses mixed methods approaches, based on questionnaires, interviews and learner-generated drawings...

30/06/2024

https://mailchi.mp/c4b5bcad06ea/symposium-recording-now-available For anyone interested in the IUCN guidelines and details of species conservation translocations, this symposium is for you!

In the last week of June 2024, a very successful collaboration between the IUCN National Committee UK's Species Survival Working Group and IUCN Member the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) resulted in a well-attended and informative symposium on the subject, with pa...