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The '''World Conservation Union''' or '''International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources''' ('''IUCN''') is an [[international organization]] dedicated to [[natural resource]] [[Conservation ethic|conservation]].   
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The '''International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources''' (IUCN) is an [[international organization]] dedicated to [[natural resource]] [[Conservation ethic|conservation]].   
  
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Founded in 1948, its headquarters is located in [[Gland, Switzerland]]. The IUCN brings together 82 states, 109 government agencies, close to 800 [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]s and experts and scientists from countries around the world.
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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 [[Non-governmental organization]]s and 81 [[international organizations]] and about 10,000 experts and scientists from countries around the world.<ref name="IUCN">[http://www.iucn.org/ The IUCN Website] <small>Accessed 1 May 2008</small></ref>
  
 
==Mission==
 
==Mission==
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IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and [[biodiversity|diversity]] of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
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[[Image:Logo-iucn.png|thumb|Logo in 2007, before "World Conservation Union" was dropped as an official name.]]
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IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and [[biodiversity|diversity]] of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.<ref name="IUCN"/>
  
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The Union has three pillars: its member organizations, its 6 scientific commissions and its professional secretariat.
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==History==
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The first Director General of [[UNESCO]], (Sir [[Julian Huxley]]), wishing to give UNESCO a more scientific base, sponsored a congress to establish a new environmental institution to help serve this purpose.<ref name="Christoffersen">[http://www.fni.no/YBICED/97_04_christoffersen.pdf Christoffersen, Leif E. (1994) "IUCN: A Bridge-Builder for Nature Conservation. " Green Globe YearBook] <small>Accessed 11 June 2008 </small></ref>
  
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==IUCN Members==
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At that first congress (held at [[Fontainebleau]], [[France]]), on [[5 October]], [[1948]], 18 governments, 7 international organisations, and 107 national nature conservation organisations all agreed to form the institution and signed a "constitutive act" creating an International Union for the Protection of Nature.<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
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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.
 
  
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==The IUCN Commissions==
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From this beginning, the overriding stategy and policy of the institution has been to explore and promote mutually beneficial conservation arrangements that suit those promoting development as well as assisting people and nations to better preserve their [[flora]] and [[fauna]].<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
  
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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:
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At all times, the institution (in all its forms) has heavily emphasised as a key operating principle the strong need to cater for and address the needs of local nations, communities and peoples, so that those nations, communities and peoples can take ownership of future, long term conservation goals and objects in their local areas:<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
  
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*'''Species Survival Commission''' (SSC)[http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/]: SSC advises the Union on the technical aspects of species conservation and mobilizes action for those species that are threatened with extinction. It produces the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]. Members: 7000. Current Chair: Holly Dublin.
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{{quote|Protected areas and threatened species could most effectively be safeguarded if local people considered it in their own interest to do so. Working with rather than against local people became a major working principle for IUCN.|Page 61}}
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*'''World Commission on Protected Areas''' (WCPA)[http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/index.html]: WCPA promotes the establishment and effective management of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas. Its mission is "to promote the establishment and effective management of a world-wide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the IUCN mission." Members: 1300. Current Chair: [http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/newsbulletins/indexnews/previousnews2004.html#november Nikita Lopoukhine].
 
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*'''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.
 
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*'''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: 600. Current Chair: Keith Wheeler.
 
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*'''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.
 
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*'''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.
 
  
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==The IUCN Secretariat==
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The IUCN's ''World Conservation Strategy'' (1980) was founded upon this kind of principle, and clearly announced the IUCN's ambitions to more effectively enter into dialogue with the promotors of human development.  The strategy was internationally applauded by many and served to secure the IUCN funds from several donors who didn't themselves feel they could open up effective dialogue in the world's [[developing country|developing countries]], nor that United Nations organisations and international banks would effectively engage in such dialogue.<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
  
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The IUCN  has now expanded into many of the nations around the world, making available the services of a large pool of mainly voluntary specialists, providing local level advice and conservation services, and expanding its networks of Committees and regional advisory bodies into increasing numbers of countries.<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
  
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The members and commissions work together with a professional secretariat: over 1,100 people in 52 different countries. Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw is the current Acting Director General, following the appointment of Director General Achim Steiner as Executive Director of UNEP.
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Some key dates in the growth and development of this organisation include:<ref name="Christoffersen"/>
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* 1956: Name changed from International Union for the Preservation of Nature (IUPN) to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
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* 1959: UNESCO decides to create an international list of Nature Parks and equivalent reserves, and the United Nations Secretary General asks the IUCN to prepare this list
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* 1961: After more than a decade of funding difficulties, eminent science and business personalities (including Sir [[Julian Huxley]]) decide to set up a complementary fund (the [[World Wide Fund for Nature|World Wildlife Fund]]) to focus on fund raising, public relations, and increasing public support for nature conservation
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* 1969: The IUCN obtains a grant from the [[Ford Foundation]] which enables it to boost, substantially, its international secretariat.
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* 1972: UNESCO adopts the [[World Heritage Site|Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage]] and the IUCN is invited to provide technical evaluations and monitoring
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* 1974: The IUCN is involved in obtaining the agreement of its members to sign a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ([[CITES]]), whose secretariat was originally lodged with the IUCN
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* 1975: The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance ([[Ramsar Convention]]) comes into force, and its secretariat is administered from the IUCN's headquarters
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* 1980: The IUCN (together with the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] and the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]]) collaborate with UNESCO to publish a World Conservation Strategy
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* 1982: Following IUCN preparation and efforts, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopts the [[World Charter for Nature]]
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* 1990: Began using the name World Conservation Union as the official name, while continuing using IUCN as its abbreviation
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* 1993: the IUCN (together with [[United Nations Environment Programme]] and the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]]) publishes ''Caring for the Earth''
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* 2008: Stopped using World Conservation Union as its official name and reverted its name back to International Union for Conservation of Nature
  
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In September 2006 Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre - a global expert and leader in development and conservation - was appointed Director General. She will take up her position on 1 January 2007.
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==Organizational structure==
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The Union has three components: its member organizations, its 6 scientific commissions, and its professional secretariat.<ref name="IUCN"/>
  
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==Key products and contributions==
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===Members===
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===[http://www.iucnredlist.org IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]===
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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.<ref name="IUCN"/>
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==='''Protected Area Management Categories'''===
 
  
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The World Commission on Protected Areas defines categories for [[Protected area|Protected Area Management]]:
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===Commissions===
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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:<ref name="IUCN"/>
  
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*'''Ia - Strict [[Nature reserve|Nature Reserve]]'''
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;Commission on Ecosystem Management
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:An area of land or sea possessing some outstanding or representative [[ecosystem]]s, [[geology|geological]] or physiological features and/or [[species]], available primarily for scientific research or environmental monitoring.
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:[http://www.iucn.org/themes/cem/ IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management] (CEM): CEM provides expert guidance on integrated ecosystem approaches to the management of natural and modified ecosystems. {{As of|2008|05}}, it has 400 members and is led by Chairwoman Hillary Masundire.<ref>[http://cms.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/index.cfm IUCN - Commissions]</ref><ref>[http://cms.iucn.org/about/union/council/members/chairs/index.cfm IUCN - Commission Chairs]</ref>
  
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*'''Ib - [[Wilderness area|Wilderness Area]]'''
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;Commission on Education and Communication
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: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.
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:[http://www.iucn.org/cec/ IUCN Commission on Education and Communication] (CEC)[: CEC champions the strategic use of communication and education to empower and educate stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural resources. {{As of|2008|05}}, the commission claims 500 members led by Chairman Keith Wheeler and Vice Chairwoman Juanita Castaño.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
  
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*'''II - [[National park|National Park]]'''
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;Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
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:A natural area of land and/or sea, designated to:
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:[http://www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp/ IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy] (CEESP): CEESP provides expertise and policy advice on economic and social factors for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. {{As of|2008|05}}, CEESP has 500 members and is led by Chairman Taghi Farvar.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
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:# protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations;
 
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:# exclude exploitation or occupation inimical to the purposes of designation of the area;
 
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:# provide a foundation for spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational, and visitor opportunities, all of which must be environmentally and culturally compatible.
 
  
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*'''III - [[Natural Monument]]'''
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;Commission on Environmental Law
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: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.
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:[http://www.iucn.org/themes/law/ IUCN Commission on Environmental Law] (CEL): CEL advances environmental law by developing new legal concepts and instruments, as well as by building the capacity of societies to employ environmental law for conservation and sustainable development. As of May 2008, there are 800 members on this commission, with the Chairwoman being Sheila Abed.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
  
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*'''IV - Habitat/Species Management Area'''
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;Species Survival Commission
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: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.
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;[[IUCN Species Survival Commission]] (SSC)[http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/]: SSC advises the Union on the technical aspects of species conservation and mobilizes action for those species that are threatened with extinction. It produces the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]. {{As of|2008|05}}, SSC's members include over 7000 species and biodiversity specialists worldwide, organized under Chairwoman  Holly Dublin.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
  
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*'''V - Protected Landscape/[[U.S. National Marine Sanctuary|Seascape]]'''
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;World Commission on Protected Areas
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: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.
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:[[World Commission on Protected Areas|IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas]] (WCPA)[
  
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*'''VI - Managed Resource Protected Area'''
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===Secretariat===
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: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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[[Image:IUCN-Headquarters.jpg|thumb|right|The headquarters in Gland]]The members and commissions work together with a professional [[secretariat]] consisting of over 1,100 people in 62 different countries. Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre&mdash;a global expert and leader in development and conservation&mdash;has been its Director General since [[2 January]], [[2007]].
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She succeeded Achim Steiner, who was appointed Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme [[UNEP]] in June 2006.
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==Key products and contributions==
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Among the IUCN key products and services, it has produced and continues to maintain and monitor:
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* the [[World Commission on Protected Areas#IUCN Categories of Protected Area|IUCN categories]] for Protected Area Management
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* the [[IUCN Red List]] of Threatened Species
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[in-situ conservation]]
 
 
*[[Ex-situ conservation]]
 
*[[Ex-situ conservation]]
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*[[Wildlife conservation]]
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*[[In-situ conservation]]
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*[[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]
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*[[IUCN Red List|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]
 
*[[Parks Canada]]
 
*[[Parks Canada]]
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*[[Timeline of environmental events]]
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*[[Red List Index]]
 
*[[Red Data Book of the Russian Federation]]
 
*[[Red Data Book of the Russian Federation]]
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*[[Regional Red List]]
 
*[[Threatened fauna of Australia]]
 
*[[Threatened fauna of Australia]]
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*[[Timeline of environmental events]]
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*[[TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network]]
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*[[Wildlife conservation]]
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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==External links==
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* [http://www.iucn.org/ IUCN Website]
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* [http://www.friendsofworldheritage.org/ Friends of World Heritage] Non-profit organization that identifies projects that support local tourism enterprises that can help alleviate poverty and conserve World Heritage sites.
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* [http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/red_list/review/index.cfm Review of the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species]
  
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==External link==
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[[Category:Life sciences]]
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[[Category:Ecology]]
  
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* [http://www.iucn.org/ The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Website]
 
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* [http://www.biodiv.org/default.shtml The Convention on Biological Diversity]
 
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* [http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp?lg=0&a=cbd-08 In-Situ Conservation, The Convention on Biological Diversity]
 
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* [http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp?lg=0&a=cbd-09 Ex-Situ Conservation, The Convention on Biological Diversity]
 
  
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Revision as of 01:59, 2 January 2009

IUCN
File:IUCN logo.png
Type International Organization
Founded October 1948, Fontainebleau, France
Headquarters Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
Key people Mr. Valli Moosa
Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Industry Natural resource conservation


Revenue SFr 99,348 (2005)


Employees approx. 1,100 (worldwide)


Website www.iucn.org


The International Union for 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 Non-governmental organizations and 81 international organizations and about 10,000 experts and scientists from countries around the world.[1]

Mission

File:Logo-iucn.png
Logo in 2007, before "World Conservation Union" was dropped as an official name.

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.[1]

History

The first Director General of UNESCO, (Sir Julian Huxley), wishing to give UNESCO a more scientific base, sponsored a congress to establish a new environmental institution to help serve this purpose.[2]

At that first congress (held at Fontainebleau, France), on 5 October, 1948, 18 governments, 7 international organisations, and 107 national nature conservation organisations all agreed to form the institution and signed a "constitutive act" creating an International Union for the Protection of Nature.[2]

From this beginning, the overriding stategy and policy of the institution has been to explore and promote mutually beneficial conservation arrangements that suit those promoting development as well as assisting people and nations to better preserve their flora and fauna.[2]

At all times, the institution (in all its forms) has heavily emphasised as a key operating principle the strong need to cater for and address the needs of local nations, communities and peoples, so that those nations, communities and peoples can take ownership of future, long term conservation goals and objects in their local areas:[2]

Protected areas and threatened species could most effectively be safeguarded if local people considered it in their own interest to do so. Working with rather than against local people became a major working principle for IUCN.

Page 61

The IUCN's World Conservation Strategy (1980) was founded upon this kind of principle, and clearly announced the IUCN's ambitions to more effectively enter into dialogue with the promotors of human development. The strategy was internationally applauded by many and served to secure the IUCN funds from several donors who didn't themselves feel they could open up effective dialogue in the world's developing countries, nor that United Nations organisations and international banks would effectively engage in such dialogue.[2]

The IUCN has now expanded into many of the nations around the world, making available the services of a large pool of mainly voluntary specialists, providing local level advice and conservation services, and expanding its networks of Committees and regional advisory bodies into increasing numbers of countries.[2]

Some key dates in the growth and development of this organisation include:[2]

  • 1956: Name changed from International Union for the Preservation of Nature (IUPN) to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
  • 1959: UNESCO decides to create an international list of Nature Parks and equivalent reserves, and the United Nations Secretary General asks the IUCN to prepare this list
  • 1961: After more than a decade of funding difficulties, eminent science and business personalities (including Sir Julian Huxley) decide to set up a complementary fund (the World Wildlife Fund) to focus on fund raising, public relations, and increasing public support for nature conservation
  • 1969: The IUCN obtains a grant from the Ford Foundation which enables it to boost, substantially, its international secretariat.
  • 1972: UNESCO adopts the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the IUCN is invited to provide technical evaluations and monitoring
  • 1974: The IUCN is involved in obtaining the agreement of its members to sign a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whose secretariat was originally lodged with the IUCN
  • 1975: The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) comes into force, and its secretariat is administered from the IUCN's headquarters
  • 1980: The IUCN (together with the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Wide Fund for Nature) collaborate with UNESCO to publish a World Conservation Strategy
  • 1982: Following IUCN preparation and efforts, the United Nations General Assembly adopts the World Charter for Nature
  • 1990: Began using the name World Conservation Union as the official name, while continuing using IUCN as its abbreviation
  • 1993: the IUCN (together with United Nations Environment Programme and the World Wide Fund for Nature) publishes Caring for the Earth
  • 2008: Stopped using World Conservation Union as its official name and reverted its name back to International Union for Conservation of Nature

Organizational structure

The Union has three components: its member organizations, its 6 scientific commissions, and its professional secretariat.[1]

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.[1]

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:[1]

Commission on Ecosystem Management
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM): CEM provides expert guidance on integrated ecosystem approaches to the management of natural and modified ecosystems. As of May 2008, it has 400 members and is led by Chairwoman Hillary Masundire.[3][4]
Commission on Education and Communication
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)[: CEC champions the strategic use of communication and education to empower and educate stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural resources. As of May 2008, the commission claims 500 members led by Chairman Keith Wheeler and Vice Chairwoman Juanita Castaño.[citation needed]
Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP): CEESP provides expertise and policy advice on economic and social factors for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. As of May 2008, CEESP has 500 members and is led by Chairman Taghi Farvar.[citation needed]
Commission on Environmental Law
IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL): CEL advances environmental law by developing new legal concepts and instruments, as well as by building the capacity of societies to employ environmental law for conservation and sustainable development. As of May 2008, there are 800 members on this commission, with the Chairwoman being Sheila Abed.[citation needed]
Species Survival Commission
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)[1]
SSC advises the Union on the technical aspects of species conservation and mobilizes action for those species that are threatened with extinction. It produces the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As of May 2008, SSC's members include over 7000 species and biodiversity specialists worldwide, organized under Chairwoman Holly Dublin.[citation needed]
World Commission on Protected Areas
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)[

Secretariat

The headquarters in Gland

The members and commissions work together with a professional secretariat consisting of 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

Among the IUCN key products and services, it has produced and continues to maintain and monitor:

  • the IUCN categories for Protected Area Management
  • the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

See also

  • Ex-situ conservation
  • In-situ conservation
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  • Parks Canada
  • Red List Index
  • Red Data Book of the Russian Federation
  • Regional Red List
  • Threatened fauna of Australia
  • Timeline of environmental events
  • TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network
  • Wildlife conservation

References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The IUCN Website Accessed 1 May 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Christoffersen, Leif E. (1994) "IUCN: A Bridge-Builder for Nature Conservation. " Green Globe YearBook Accessed 11 June 2008
  3. ↑ IUCN - Commissions
  4. ↑ IUCN - Commission Chairs

External links


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