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IUCN
International Organization
FoundedOctober 1948, Fontainebleau, France
HeadquartersRue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
Key peopleMr Valli Moosa
Ms Julia Marton-Lefèvre
IndustryNatural resource conservation
RevenueSFr 99,348 (2005)
Employeesapprox. 1,100 (worldwide)
Websitewww.iucn.org
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation.

Founded in 1948, its headquarters is located in the Lake Geneva area in Gland, Switzerland. The IUCN brings together 83 states, 108 government agencies, 766 NGOs and 81 international organizations and about 10,000 experts and scientists from countries around the world.

Mission

IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

The Union has three components: its member organizations, its 6 scientific commissions and its professional secretariat.

IUCN Members

The Union unites both States and non-governmental organizations. They set the policies of the Union, define its global programme of work and elect its Council (comparable to a company board) at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Member organizations organize themselves into National and Regional Committees.

IUCN Commissions

There are six Commissions that assess the state of the world’s natural resources and provide the Union with sound know-how and policy advice on conservation issues:

Commission on Ecosystem Management

  • IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)http://www.iucn.org/themes/cem/: CEM provides expert guidance on integrated ecosystem approaches to the management of natural and modified ecosystems. Members: 400. Current Chair: Hillary Masundire.

Commission on Education and Communication

  • IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)http://www.iucn.org/cec/: CEC champions the strategic use of communication and education to empower and educate stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural resources. Members: Over 500. Current Chair: Keith Wheeler (USA). Vice Chair: Juanita Castaño (Colombia). Membership Liaison Officer: Cecilia Nizzola-Tabja (Peru).

Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy

  • IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)http://www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp/: CEESP provides expertise and policy advice on economic and social factors for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. Members: 500. Current Chair: Taghi Farvar.

Commission on Environmental Law

  • IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)http://www.iucn.org/themes/law/: CEL advances environmental law by developing new legal concepts and instruments, and by building the capacity of societies to employ environmental law for conservation and sustainable development. Members: 800. Current Chair: Sheila Abed.

Species Survival Commission

World Commission on Protected Areas

IUCN Secretariat

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The headquarters in Gland
The members and commissions work together with a professional secretariat: over 1,100 people in 62 different countries. Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre - a global expert and leader in development and conservation - has been its Director General since 2 January 2007. She succeeded Achim Steiner who was appointed Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme UNEP in June 2006.







Key products and contributions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

See: IUCN Red List

Protected Area Management Categories

The World Commission on Protected Areas defines categories for Protected Area Management:
An area of land or sea possessing some outstanding or representative ecosystems, geological or physiological features and/or species, available primarily for scientific research or environmental monitoring.
A large area of unmodified or slightly modified land, and/or sea, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural condition.
A natural area of land and/or sea, designated to:
# protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations;
# exclude exploitation or occupation inimical to the purposes of designation of the area;
# provide a foundation for spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational, and visitor opportunities, all of which must be environmentally and culturally compatible.
An area containing one, or more, specific natural or natural/cultural feature which is of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative or aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.
  • IV - Habitat/Species Management Area
An area of land or sea subject to active intervention for management purposes so as to ensure the maintenance of habitats and/or to meet the requirements of specific species.
An area of land, with coast and sea as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant aesthetic, ecological, or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, maintenance, and evolution of such an area.
  • VI - Managed Resource Protected Area
An area containing predominantly unmodified natural systems, managed to ensure long term protection and maintenance of biological diversity, while providing at the same time a sustainable flow of natural products and services to meet community needs.

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International Organization is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes
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Industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent, industrious"), is the segment of economy concerned with production of goods. Industry began in its present form during the 1800s, aided by technological advances, and it has continued to develop to this day.
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Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource's value rests in the amount of the material available and the demand for it. The latter is determined by its usefulness to production.
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Conservation biology, or conservation ecology, is the science of analyzing and protecting Earth's biological diversity. Conservation biology draws from the biological, physical and social sciences, economics, and the practice of natural-resource management.
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Revenue is a business term for the amount of money that a company receives from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers.
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A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN.
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International Organization is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes
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Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource's value rests in the amount of the material available and the demand for it. The latter is determined by its usefulness to production.
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conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its forests, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity.
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Gland is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Even though French is the main language, there are over 80 nationalities living in this city with a population of 10,775 (2005).
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non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government.
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International Organization is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes
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Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.
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IUCN Species Survival Commission is a special commission operated by the World Conservation Union. The commission's primary goal is the preservation of species worldwide.[1]

Specialist Groups and Task Forces


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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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The World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is one of six major Commissions of the IUCN (World Conservation Union). Its mission is to promote the establishment and effective management of a world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas.
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WCPA can refer to:
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. A large number of kinds of protected area exist which vary by level of protection and by the enabling laws of each country or rules of international organization.
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A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve
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ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.
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