IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN has one of the world’s most comprehensive ranges of authoritative publications, reports, guidelines and databases for conservation and sustainable development. We publish or co-author more than 150 books and major assessments every year, along with hundreds of other reports, documents and guidelines.

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Tools for Organizations, the "How to Guide" for conservation action.

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Our statutes, the rules governing IUCN, along with resolutions and recommendations voted by IUCN member organizations over the past six decades, are available on-line.

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Reviews of Congresses, partnership agreements, IUCN’s policy work, etc., as well as managing corporate level evaluations such as the External Review and Commissions.

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IUCN’s magazine World Conservation examines conservation, development, economics and society in the 21st century. It is a voice for IUCN’s member organizations, Commissions, staff, partners and friends: a place to air a wide variety of views, controversial or consensual, and to stimulate debate.

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