08-29-2021-1321 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources[2]

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources^[2]) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable".

Founded	5 October 1948; 72 years ago  Fontainebleau, France
Type	International organization
Focus	Nature conservation, biodiversity
Location	Gland, Switzerland
Area served	Worldwide
Members	1,400
Key people	Dr Bruno Oberle (Director General) Zhang Xinsheng (President)
Revenue	CHF 140.7 million / US$ 148 million (2019)[1]
Employees	Over 900 (worldwide)
Website	www.iucn.org
Formerly called	International Union for the Protection of Nature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature

References

1.  "IUCN 2019 Accounts", IUCN.
2. ^ "About". IUCN. 3 December 2014. The organisation changed its name to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 1956 with the acronym IUCN (or UICN in French and Spanish). This remains our full legal name to this day.
3. ^ Jump up to: ^a b "About IUCN". IUCN. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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Link: https://www.iucn.org