IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

The IUCN Regional Office for Europe serves about a third of the total worldwide IUCN membership: 359 members (February 2008). The head office in Brussels, along with Programme Offices in Belgrade, Moscow and Tbilisi, covers 55 countries in two Statutory Regions:

• Members in East Europe, North and Central Asia
• Members in West Europe

In 17 countries in these regions, members have also established National Committees to facilitate cooperation among members and between members and IUCN offices.

• National Committees in East Europe, North and Central Asia
  
• National Committees in West Europe

Please contact Annika Åkerfelt, Membership Relations Officer at the IUCN Regional Office for Europe, for any enquiries relating to IUCN membership in the European regions.

Species Survival Commission (SSC)

SSC advises the Union on the technical aspects of species conservation
and mobilizes action for those species that are threatened with
extinction. Members: 7000.

World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)

WCPA promotes the establishment and effective management of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas.
Members: 1300.

Vice-Chair for Europe: Prof. Roger Crofts, roger(at)dodin.idps.co.uk
Vice-Chair for North Eurasia: Mrs Natalia Danilina, chipmunk(at)inst-econ.org.ru

Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)

CEL advances environmental law by developing new legal concepts and
instruments, and by building the capacity of societies to employ
environmental law for conservation and sustainable development. Members:
800.

Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)

CEC champions the strategic use of communication and education to
empower and educate stakeholders for the sustainable use of natural
resources. Members: 600.

Vice-Chair for Europe: Katalin Czippan (czippank(at)vnet.hu)

Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)

CEESP provides expertise and policy advice on economic and social
factors for the conservation and sustainable use of biological
diversity. Members: 500.

Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
CEM provides expert guidance on integrated ecosystem approaches to the management of natural and modified ecosystems. Members: 400.

Vice-Chair for East Europe: Kalev Sepp, sepp(at)emu.ee
Vice-Chair for West Europe: Hein Rune Skjoldal, hein.rune.skjoldal(at)imr.no 

East Europe, North and Central Asia is represented by Kalev Sepp (Estonia), Alexey V. Yablokov (Russia) and Marija Zupancic-Vicar (Slovenia). West Europe is represented by Purificació Canals (Spain), Alistair Gammell (United Kingdom), Manfred Niekisch (Germany).

• More information on the IUCN Council