The IUCN World Conservation Congress is a once-every-four-years, diverse gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around the world. It will help shape global priorities for nature conservation and climate change for the coming decade and beyond.
A powerful Union
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Our Members
IUCN Members include national and subnational governments and government agencies as well as non-governmental and indigenous peoples’ organisations from over 160 countries.
The latest from our members
Hundreds of committed staff in more than 60 countries provide data, analysis and convening support to Members, and implement direct conservation action.
IUCN Commissions are networks of scientists and experts providing IUCN and its Members with technical and policy advice to drive conservation and sustainable development.
What we do
Our knowledge and tools are based on the most up-to-date science. They enable society, economies and nature to thrive together.
Driving policy and action for people and planet
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sitesin 60 countries with or working towards certification on the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas
Our history
75 years of vision and impact
75 years of vision and impact
Shortly after the Second World War, IUCN’s founders came together under the shared belief that no single government or organisation can address the challenges facing our planet alone. Each of the seven and a half decades since has reinforced the truth of that belief, and proved the value of a global Union dedicated to solving the issues facing humanity and its relationship with nature, on which humanity depends.