The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN has evolved into the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its 1,300 Member organisations and the input of some 13,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. Our experts are organised into six commissions dedicated to species survival, environmental law, protected areas, social and economic policy, ecosystem management, and education and communication.
IUCN Member organisations set the direction of the Union's work, and global conservation efforts more broadly.
Themes
- BUSINESS AND BIODIVERSITY
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- FORESTS
- GENDER
- GLOBAL POLICY
- GOVERNANCE AND RIGHTS
- PROTECTED AREAS
- MARINE AND POLAR
- NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
- SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS
- SPECIES
- WATER
- WORLD HERITAGE
Regions