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Fiche pays : République démocratique du Congo (RDC)
   

La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est l’un des pays présentant la biodiversité la plus riche au monde. Il abrite plus de 10 000 espèces de plantes et une faune emblématique comme le gorille de montagne, le bonobo, l’okapi et l’éléphant des forêts. Ses écosystèmes comprennent les vastes savanes, zones humides, forêts montagneuses et forêts tropicales du bassin du Congo, qui, pour beaucoup, sont d’importance mondiale. Cependant, cette biodiversité est confrontée à des défis de conservation redoutables, exacerbés par l’instabilité socio-économique. Le braconnage, la destruction de l’habitat et le commerce illicite d’espèces sauvages sont généralisés, sous l’effet de la forte demande en viande de brousse et de parties d’animaux. Des groupes armés compliquent encore les efforts de conservation : ils créent de l’insécurité dans les régions isolées et entravent la capacité des forces de l’ordre à lutter efficacement contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages.
Country brief: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
   

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, home to over 10,000 plant species and iconic wildlife like mountain gorillas, bonobos, okapis, and forest elephants. Its ecosystems include the vast Congo Basin rainforest, savannas, wetlands, and montane forests, many of which are globally significant. However, this biodiversity faces significant conservation challenges, exacerbated by socioeconomic instability. Poaching, habitat destruction, and illegal wildlife trade are rampant, driven by the high demand for bushmeat and animal parts. Armed groups further complicate conservation efforts, creating insecurity in remote areas and impeding law enforcement’s ability to combat wildlife crime effectively.  
Fiche pays : Cameroun
   

Le Cameroun abrite une biodiversité riche qui s’étend sur ses savanes, ses forêts et ses écosystèmes d’eau douce. Celle-ci soutient plus de 9 000 espèces de plantes, 900 espèces d’oiseaux et près de 300 espèces de mammifères, notamment des animaux en danger emblématiques comme l’éléphant des forêts, le gorille de plaine de l’Ouest, le chimpanzé, le lion et le lamantin. Le pays a établi plus de 20 aires protégées (parcs nationaux, aires protégées pour la flore et la faune sauvages et réserves) afin de sauvegarder ce patrimoine naturel dans des régions telles que le parc national de la Bénoué, le parc national de Tchabal Mbabo, le parc national du Mpem et Djim et la réserve de faune du lac Ossa, sites où l’initiative SOS African Wildlife (Initiative SOS pour la Faune Sauvage Africaine) de l’UICN a appuyé des mesures de conservation.
Country brief: Cameroon
   

Cameroon hosts rich biodiversity that stretches across its savannahs, forests, and freshwater ecosystems, supporting over 9,000 plant species, 900 bird species, and nearly 300 mammal species, including iconic and endangered animals like forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, lions, and manatees. The country has established over 20 protected areas (national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and reserves) to safeguard this natural heritage in areas such as Bénoué National Park (NP), the Tchabal Mbabo National Park (NP), the Mpem-Djim National Park (NP) and the Lake Ossa Wildlife Reserve, sites where IUCN SOS African Wildlife conservation supported conservation action.
Estatutos del 5 de octubre de 1948... (incluidas las Reglas de Procedimiento...) y reglamento...enmendado por última vez el 8 de octubre de 2025
Statuts du 5 octobre 1948... (comprenant les Règles de procédure...) et règlement... amendé en dernier lieu le 8 octobre 2025
Statutes of 5 October 1948... (including Rules of Procedure...) and Regulations...last amended on 8 October 2025
Ten years of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership
   

This report tells the story of 10 years of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) and the impact it has had. Understanding the impact of a wide-ranging partnership is never easy; outputs such as the 2nd Asia Parks Congress (APC2) reported here were only possible thanks to the efforts of a multitude of individuals and organisations. This report thus considers impacts based on APAP’s overarching objectives. It assesses outputs and their impacts based on the views of partners obtained through two surveys: one to APAP members and one public survey to the wider conservation community.
Agricultural support, biodiversity, and trade
    Vergez, A. | Siikamäki, Juha | Mittempergher, Damien | Piaggio, Matias

At World Trade Organization (WTO), the key characteristic according to which support to agricultural producers is classified is their ability to distort international trade rather than their incidence and impacts on social or environmental dimensions. There is a lack of studies and analytical framework to guide policy decisions, such as understanding how specific support, in general, and in different agricultural sub-sectors, are linked to biodiversity, economic, social, and trade outcomes. In this context, our work contributes to filling this gap. We originally combined several data sources on support to agricultural producers (different types), land use (and notably the supported harvested cropland area), threats to species, and international trade.
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4
   

The IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 assesses 271 natural and mixed World Heritage sites. Complementing the official monitoring processes under the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Outlook offers the most in-depth analyses of threats facing natural World Heritage around the world and their protection and management status. It is based on the knowledge of hundreds of experts, site managers and partners and presents the main results for 2025, but also some longer-term trends based on the four data sets now available. 

 
IUCN Resolutions on pollution
   

This document provides an overview of IUCN’s Resolutions and policy positions relating to pollution, organized in four main areas:

  • Marine pollution: Oil spills, plastic debris, underwater noise, ship discharges, radioactive waste, an chemicals harmful to coral reefs.
  • Water, land, soil, and forest pollution: Extractive industries, hydraulic fracturing, river governance, waste trade, plastics in protected areas, pesticides, agriculture, sand extraction, and artificial light.
  • Air pollution: Acid rain, ozone depletion, energy systems, climate–pollution linkages, and dust storms.
  • Plastic pollution (case study): IUCN’s engagement in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, with a focus on biodiversity integration, circular economy approaches, and addressing the plastics lifecycle.

The overview is intended to support discussion of how IUCN Resolutions relate to ongoing international processes on chemicals, waste and pollution, and how future governance outcomes may intersect with biodiversity and conservation priorities.
Lignes directrices sur l’exploitation des espèces menacées
    Roe, Dilys | Mallon, David P. | Hoffmann, Rachel | Cooney, Rosie

Les sociétés du monde entier exploitent les espèces sauvages, dans une mesure plus ou moins grande, pour l’alimentation, les matériaux de construction, les soins de santé, les médicaments, la lutte contre les parasites, l’ornementation, générer des revenus, les loisirs, ainsi qu’à des fins culturelles et spirituelles. Si cette utilisation des espèces sauvages contribue directement au bien-être de milliards de personnes dans le monde, la surexploitation des espèces sauvages est l’un des principaux facteurs de perte de biodiversité.
The nature of success: Stories of impact from IUCN’s collaboration with businesses
   

This exciting new publication brings together real-world examples of how companies are working with IUCN to advance global nature and biodiversity goals. From innovative partnerships to on-the-ground solutions, these stories show how companies can deliver measurable benefits for biodiversity, people, and business alike. Designed to inspire and inform, the publication highlights what leadership for nature looks like in practice, and how collaboration with IUCN is helping companies turn ambition into impact. Download this new report, to learn more about IUCN's ongoing journey of advancing business action on nature. 
Co-use opportunities in wind and solar energy projects
   

This compendium, developed by Ipieca and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), aims to encourage the exploration of co-use opportunities in solar and wind energy projects, focusing on onshore projects. The main co-use strategies typically fall into several key categories, depending on the secondary land use integrated with renewable energy projects. Co-use could include co-locating two or more types of renewable energy generation on one site. However, the scope of this compendium focuses on the co-use opportunities that optimise space, land use and infrastructure by combining renewable energy production with other activities that have the potential to maximise projects’ social, environmental and economic values and benefits. This compendium thus explores in detail two main categories of co-use strategies: "agricultural" and "nature-based". It also introduces two other categories: "urban and rural infrastructure development" and "mining".
Ten steps to green school grounds & nature-based education
    Kessler, B.

This document is a practical, adaptable roadmap designed to help new cities launch and sustain green schoolyard programmes. This guide outlines ten practical steps to provide cities with a structured yet flexible approach to transforming schoolyards into vibrant, nature-filled spaces for learning, play and community connection.
دليل إرشادي حول استعادة النظم البيئية من منظور مراعي للنوع الاجتماعي: نظرة على النوع الاجتماعي في منهجية تقييم فرص استعادة النظم البيئية.
   

The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) was developed by IUCN and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to assist countries in identifying opportunities for forest landscape restoration (FLR), analysing priority areas at a national or sub-national level, and designing and implementing FLR interventions. As part of IUCN’s effort to update the methodology, these guidelines have been developed to ensure the application of ROAM and the ensuing FLR implementation, including any policy uptake and land-use planning, is gender responsive.
Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation
    Andrachuk, Mark | Bennett, Nathan J. | Blythe, Jessica | Claudet, Joachim | Dawson, Neil | Finkbeiner, Elena | Fitzpatrick, Juno | Franks, Phil | Gill, David A. | Gurney, Georgina G. | Jack-Kadıoğlu, Timur | Jupiter, Stacy | Lau, Jacqueline | Lopes, Priscila F.M. | Mahajan, Shauna L. | Muhl, Ella-Kari | Naggea, Josheena | Roumbedakis, Katina | Selim, Samiya | Singh. Gerald G. | Strand, Mia | Sullivan-Wiley, Kira | Villasante, Sebastian

This guidebook is based on an understanding that social equity refers to fairness and justice with respect to the ways that people are recognised, treated, or impacted by conservation initiatives. It is also grounded on a common framework for assessing equity that includes six dimensions: recognitional, procedural, management, environmental, distributional, and contextual and structural equity.
Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund
   

Species are the building blocks of ecosystems. As predators, prey, pollinators, seed dispersers, and habitat engineers, they shape ecological processes and uphold the delicate balance of nature. Together, they ensure the health, stability and resilience of the natural systems that sustain life on Earth. When these building blocks begin to collapse, through the decline or extinction of species, entire ecosystems can unravel, triggering cascading effects on biodiversity, human well-being, and global environmental health.
Today, these building blocks are under threat. Habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, and illegal wildlife trade are accelerating biodiversity loss at an alarming rate. As ecosystems degrade, their ability to provide essential services such as carbon storage, water purification, and food security weakens. Urgent, targeted conservation efforts are needed to safeguard species and preserve the structural integrity of the ecosystems they support.
In response to this challenge, the Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund directed its resources where they could make the greatest difference: towards the world’s most threatened species, those listed as Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), or Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List.
Statuts du 5 octobre 1948... (comprenant les Règles de procédure...) et règlement... amendé en dernier lieu le 16 septembre 2025
Estatutos del 5 de octubre de 1948... (incluidas las Reglas de Procedimiento...) y reglamento...enmendado por última vez el 16 de septiembre de 2025
Statutes of 5 October 1948... (including Rules of Procedure...) and Regulations...last amended on 16 September 2025
Guidelines for rewilding
   

These guidelines offer both a call for change and general guidance for users. The following five guidelines, adapted from the ten guiding principles for rewilding (Carver et al., 2021), provide a foundation for understanding and taking action to prevent further losses in nature, promote the recovery of biodiversity, and support the restoration of ecological integrity.
IUCN Species Survival Commission biobanking guidelines for conservation purposes
    Hvilsom, C. | Brown, Ania | Bruford, M. | Berner, J. | Boettcher, P. | Bragg, J. | Calatayud, N. | Costa, M. | Daly, J. | Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan | Fant, J. | Goodale, Uromi Manage | Habul, A. | Hamer, M. | Heineman, K. | Hoban, S. | Hobbs, Rebecca | Macdonald, Anna | Masembe, C. | Motato-Vásquez, V. | Mullins, P. | O'Brien, J. | Russo, I-R. | Ryder, O. | Sole, C. | Vergeer, P. | Wettberg, E.B.v. | Wisely, S. | Segelbacher, G.

The guidelines call for and delineate standardised approaches, from collecting and storing samples to using and sharing data. Lastly, the guidelines illustrate which international and national regulations have to be considered. This document aims to be a resource that guides the reader through the fundamental decision processes for establishing, managing and implementing biobanks. Only through a harmonised and standardised approach within a global network will we be able to fully utilise the potential of biobanks across the world.
Best practice guidelines for orangutan wild-to-wild translocation
   

Determining whether wild-to-wild translocation is an appropriate action requires sound assessment of an individual orangutan’s characteristics, the circumstances surrounding its detection, and in-depth analysis to identify suitable release habitats. This guidance document follows the precautionary principle in prioritising the in situ protection of wild orangutans and their forest habitats, whether large tracts or small fragments. This document helps users determine if wild-to-wild translocation is appropriate for their specific circumstances.
Connaissances endogènes dans les Deltas du Saloum et de la Casamance (Sénégal)
   

Ce recueil sur les savoirs traditionnels en matière de conservation des mangroves s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet Natur’ELLES, mis en oeuvre par l’UICN-PACO et la SOCODEVI, avec l’appui financier du gouvernement canadien. Il vise à renforcer l’adaptation aux CC des femmes et leurs communautés vulnérables aux changements climatiques (CC) dans les deltas du Sine-Saloum et de la Casamance en favorisant l’adoption de Solutions fondées sur la Nature (SfN) pour la restauration et la conservation de la biodiversité des littoraux à mangroves, auprès des populations locales.
L’objectif global de l’étude est de documenter et valoriser les savoirs traditionnels et expressions culturelles sacrées liés à la gestion des écosystèmes à mangroves au sein des Aires Marines Protégées (AMP) et des Aires et territoires du Patrimoine Autochtone Communautaire (APAC) des deltas du Saloum et de la Casamance au Sénégal.
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