
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Union mondiale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources
Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza y de los Recursos Naturales (UICN)
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Founded
1948-10-05 Fontainebleau France
History
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Influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable; develop and support cutting edge conservation science, particularly in species, ecosystems and biodiversity and the impact these have on human livelihoods.
Events
2025-10-09 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – World Conservation Congress2025-05-05 | Rabat, Morocco – World Environmental Law Congress
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Activities
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Observer status with: A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN), including the right to attend and speak at all meetings of E-XE3377 - ECOSOC and at all other UN meetings; C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES); F-XF7953 - International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds).
Partnerships - Formal working relations with a wide range of intergovernmental and international organizations, especially: FAO; UNEP; UNESCO. Accredited to the Conference of the Parties of: E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD).
Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- Accredited by: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC)
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Cooperates with: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- Cooperates with: UN-Water
- Member of: Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)
- Member of: Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)
- Links with: Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the East Asian Region (EAS)
- Links with: Action Plan for the Protection and Management of the South Asia Seas Region (SASP)
- Links with: Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas in the South East Pacific (SE/PCF)
- Links with: African Development Bank (ADB)
- Links with: African Union (AU)
- Links with: Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD)
- Links with: Arctic Council
- Links with: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Links with: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Links with: Asian and Pacific Development Centre (APDC)
- Links with: Caribbean Action Plan (CAR)
- Links with: Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
- Links with: Committee on Environmental Policy
- Links with: Commonwealth Science Council (CSC)
- Links with: Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention/Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol
- Links with: Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
- Links with: European Commission (EC)
- Links with: European Development Fund (EDF)
- Links with: European Forest Genetic Resources Programme (EUFORGEN)
- Links with: Fonds français pour l'environnement mondial (FFEM)
- Links with: Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
- Links with: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- Links with: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- Links with: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- Links with: International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
- Links with: International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- Links with: Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Centre (MEMAC)
- Links with: Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
- Links with: The Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)
- Links with: Mekong River Commission (MRC)
- Links with: North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)
- Links with: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
- Links with: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Links with: Pan-European Ecological Network (PEEN)
- Links with: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
- Links with: Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
- Links with: Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)
- Links with: Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (SPA/RAC)
- Links with: Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)
- Links with: Regional Seas Programme
- Links with: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
- Links with: Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS)
- Links with: Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Secretariat)
- Links with: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
- Links with: Secretariat of the Convention of Wetlands
- Links with: South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)
- Links with: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
- Links with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Links with: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Links with: Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV)
- Links with: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Links with: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- Links with: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- Links with: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Links with: United Nations University (UNU)
- Links with: World Heritage Centre (WHC)
- Links with: World Heritage Committee
- Links with: World Heritage Fund
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Together with: G-XG0331 - Environment and Development Resource Centre (EDRC), Netherlands Committee set up: G-XJ3714 - Institute for Environmental Security (IES).
- Member of: BFSD
- Member of: EarthAction (EA)
- Member of: GEF CSO Network (GCN)
- Member of: High Seas Alliance (HSA)
- Member of: Mountain Forum (MF)
- Member of: World Water Council (WWC)
- Instrumental in setting up: Biodiversity Conservation Information System (BCIS)
- Instrumental in setting up: Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation (BIOECON)
- Instrumental in setting up: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
- Instrumental in setting up: EcoAgriculture Partners
- Instrumental in setting up: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN)
- Instrumental in setting up: International Ombudsman Centre for the Environment and Development (OmCED)
- Instrumental in setting up: IUCN/SSC Sir Peter Scott Action Plan Fund
- Instrumental in setting up: Network of Marine Protected Area Managers in the Mediterranean (MEDPAN)
- Instrumental in setting up: Red Latinoamericana de Derecho Ambiental
- Instrumental in setting up: South and Southeast Asia Network for Environmental Education (SASEANEE)
- Instrumental in setting up: UNEP-IOC-WMO-IUCN Long-Term Global Monitoring System of Coastal and Near-Shore Phenomena Related to Climate Change
- Links with: African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)
- Links with: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
- Links with: Andrew W Mellon Foundation
- Links with: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
- Links with: Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN)
- Links with: European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- Links with: European Network for Sustainable Tourism Development (ECOTRANS)
- Links with: Ford Foundation
- Links with: Foundation for Environmental Conservation (FEC)
- Links with: Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
- Links with: Global Water Partnership (GWP)
- Links with: Humane Society International (HSI)
- Links with: IIED América-Latina
- Links with: Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
- Links with: International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)
- Links with: International Court of the Environment Foundation (ICEF)
- Links with: International Geographical Union (IGU)
- Links with: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
- Links with: International Secretariat for Water (ISW)
- Links with: International Society of Arachnology (ISA)
- Links with: International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME)
- Links with: International Studies Association (ISA)
- Links with: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
- Links with: International Water Association (IWA)
- Links with: Pan-African Association of Zoos and Aquaria (PAAZA)
- Links with: Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)
- Links with: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- Links with: TRAFFIC International (TRAFFIC)
- Links with: World Animal Protection
- Links with: World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)
- Links with: World Pheasant Association (WPA)
- Links with: Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)
- Instrumental in setting up: International Wader Study Group (IWSG)
Publications
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- Resources → Resources
- Geography → Ecology
- Geography → Nature
- Social Activity → Employment
- Development → Sustainable Development
- Conservation → Conservation
- Harmony → Diversity
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XA2654
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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