IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature

TOPIC: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

• IUCN was established in 1948 and includes both nations and NGOs.
• It is headquartered in Gland, Switzerland.
• It enjoys ‘Observer Status’ at UNGA.
• ‘A just world that values and conserves nature and biodiversity’- is its vision.
• Objective: 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.
• It assesses the conservation status of species.
• It supports scientific research and manages field projects globally.
• It also brings governments, NGOs, UN agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy.
• It is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network and enlists Nine categories:

Also read:Earth Summit, 1992

1. Extinct
2. Critically Endangered
3. Extinct in the wild
4. Endangered
5. Vulnerable
6. Near Threatened
7. Least Concern
8. Data Deficient
9. Not Evaluated

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