IUCN

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conservation organization environmental organization international non-governmental organization

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is a global authority on the status of the natural world, best known for its Red List of Threatened Species and its work in biodiversity conservation and environmental policy.

Aliases (12)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conservation organization → environmental organization → international non-governmental organization →
abbreviation	IUCN →
acronymMeaning	International Union for Conservation of Nature →
collaboratesWith	governments → indigenous peoples organizations → non-governmental organizations → scientific institutions →
countryHeadquarters	Switzerland →
developedConcept	nature-based solutions to climate change →
developedSystem	IUCN Protected Area Management Categories → IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria →
fieldOfWork	biodiversity → climate change adaptation → conservation biology → ecosystem restoration → environmental governance → protected areas management → sustainable development →
focusesOn	climate and energy policy → ecosystems → environmental law → protected areas → threatened species →
formerName	International Union for the Protection of Nature →
founded	1948 →
foundingLocation	Fontainebleau, France →
fullName	International Union for Conservation of Nature →
hasAdvisoryRoleTo	United Nations →
hasKeyPublication	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species →
hasStatus	observer status at the United Nations General Assembly →
headquartersLocation	Gland, Switzerland →
isKnownFor	Red List of Threatened Species → World Conservation Congress → biodiversity conservation → ecosystem management guidelines → environmental policy work → nature-based solutions → protected areas categories system → species conservation assessments →
maintainsDatabase	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species →
membershipIncludes	government agencies → indigenous peoples organizations → non-governmental organizations → states →
mission	to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable → to influence, encourage and assist societies to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature →
nonProfitStatus	non-profit organization →
organizesEvent	IUCN World Conservation Congress →
primaryLanguage	English → French → Spanish →
regionServed	worldwide →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California quail → Doctor bird → Philortyx fasciatus → Scissor-tailed flycatcher → swamp wallaby →	assessedBy
Brown thrasher → Cactus wren → Northern mockingbird ("IUCN Red List") → Purple finch → greater roadrunner →	conservationStatusSystem
International Council on Monuments and Sites ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") → World Heritage Centre → World Heritage Committee ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	cooperatesWith
UNESCO World Heritage Convention ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") → UNESCO World Heritage Convention →	advisoryBody
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") → World Wildlife Fund ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	collaboratesWith
IUCN ("IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria") → IUCN ("IUCN Protected Area Management Categories") →	developedSystem
UNESCO World Heritage Programme → World Heritage Committee →	hasAdvisoryBody
Gland, Switzerland ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") → Gland, Switzerland ("International Union for Conservation of Nature Secretariat") →	headquartersLocationOf
IUCN →	abbreviation
IUCN ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	acronymMeaning
IUCN Category II ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	definedBy
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	developedBy
UNESCO World Heritage Site ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	evaluatedBy
IUCN ("International Union for the Protection of Nature") →	formerName
IUCN ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	fullName
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ("IUCN Species Survival Commission") →	governedBy
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria ("IUCN Species Survival Commission") →	governingBody
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ("IUCN specialist groups") →	hasContributor
IUCN ("IUCN Red List of Threatened Species") →	hasKeyPublication
Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee →	hasMember
IUCN Category II ("IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas") →	introducedBy
IUCN ("Red List of Threatened Species") →	isKnownFor
Northern cardinal →	listedBy
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	maintainedBy
II (National Park) ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	managedBy
World Conservation Congress ("IUCN Secretariat") →	organizedBy
World Conservation Congress ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	organizer
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ("International Union for Conservation of Nature") →	publisher