The Secretariat has over 1,000 full-time staff in 62 countries. Seventy per cent of them are from developing countries.
Accountable to the Council, the Secretariat is led by a Director General and has a decentralized structure with regional, outpost and country offices around the world. Our Headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
The Secretariat is structured in four broad areas:
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Regional Offices
Each operational region around the world is led by a director, reporting to the Director General. The regional offices implement the Union’s programme in their respective territory. The Union has offices in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.
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Global Programme
Driving the implementation of the Union’s work programme throughout the world, the team is organized into various programmes and themes.
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Global Strategies
Including Conservation Finance and Donor Relations, Membership Relations and Governance, as well as Communications and Publications.
Global Operations
Including Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology Management, and Legal Counsel.
Projects and activities
All projects and activities are executed in partnership by a mix of organizations and individuals from Member and partner organizations, Commissions, and the Secretariat.
A woman selling dates on a market in Komadugu Yobe river basin, North East Nigeria
Photo: IUCN Photo Library © IUCN / Danièle Perrot-Maître
