From 9–15 October, World Land Trust’s (WLT’s) Conservation Team joined thousands of conservationists, researchers, Indigenous leaders, and policy experts for the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. This year’s Congress – the largest global gathering for nature – set out a collective vision for the next 20 years of conservation, with a strong emphasis on meaningful inclusion and cooperation across sectors.
Migratory species include some of the most iconic animals on the planet. From elephants roaming savannas, to ocean-crossing orcas, to birds that flock in their thousands, changing hemispheres with the seasons. Down to the smallest insects and pollinators, and even some plants, these travellers...
By Dr Catherine Barnard, World Land Trust CEO This week delegations from countries around the world head into the sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16). The conference is being held this year in Cali, Colombia, which is...
