International Union for Conservation of Nature

Summary

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), helps the world find pragmatic solutions to the most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice. IUCN has been championing the case for Participatory Forest Management (PFM) and the need for conservation and sustainable management of forests for livelihoods and biodiversity conservation. In particular, IUCN has documented important experiences on PFM.

IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries.

IUCN’s work is supported by more than 1,000 professional staff in 60 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. The Union’s headquarters are located in Gland, near Geneva, Switzerland.