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Our Members
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members include national and subnational governments and government agencies as well as non-governmental and indigenous peoples’ organisations from over 160 countries.
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Hundreds of committed staff in more than 60 countries provide data, analysis and convening support to Members, and implement direct conservation action.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commissions are networks of scientists and experts providing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ 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.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. More than 9,000 people participated in the 2021 Congress in Marseille. Experts shared the latest science and best practice, and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members voted on 39 motions to guide humanity’s relationship with our planet for the decades ahead.
Driving policy and action for people and planet
157,190
species
assessed on the
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM
210+
million hectarespledged for restoration under the Bonn Challenge
1,466
resolutionsand recommendations passed at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ assemblies since 1948
600+
sitesin 60 countries with or working towards certification on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ 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, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™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.