Human well-being
Improving livelihoods, reducing poverty and vulnerability, and enhancing environmental and human security through sustainable resource management.
A substantial body of research has shown that increasing desertification, loss of soil fertility, changing climatic conditions, depletion of fisheries, deforestation and other environmental changes are contributing to the declining capacity of ecosystems to meet human needs, often resulting in deepening poverty and declining human security.
IUCN believes that reversing these trends will require significantly improved ecosystem management. By mobilizing the best available science, respecting the traditional knowledge developed by local communities, identifying and addressing the ultimate causes of the mismanagement of ecosystems, and improving management policies and practices, IUCN works to achieve the full recognition and acceptance by decision makers of the link between conservation and human well-being.
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