
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Type | IGO |
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Website | iucn.org |
Wikipedia | |
Year founded | 1948 |
Location |
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Budget | USD >100M |
Functions | Research |
Funding sources | Governments or multi-govt organizations, Member funded |
Tags | sustainable development oceans environment climate conservation biodiversity water nature |
Summary | The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,400 Member organisations and the input of more than 18,000 experts. This diversity and vast expertise makes IUCN the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. |
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