The Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur (IUCN) is an internaitional organisation wirkin in the field o naitur conservation an owerpittable uise o naitural resoorces.[1]
Heidquarters | Unitit Kinrick |
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Region served | Internaitional |
Offeecial leid | Inglis |
Parent organisation | Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur |
Affiliations | Species Survival Commission, Birdlife Internaitional, Conservation Internaitional, NatureServe, Botanic Gairdens Conservation Internaitional, Ryal Botanic Gardens, Texas A&M Varsity, Sapienza Varsity o Rome, Zoological Society o Lunnon, Wildscreen |
Wabsteid | www |
Teep | Internaitional organisation |
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Foondit | October 1948, Fontainebleau, Fraunce |
Heidquarters |
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Key fowk | Inger Andersen (Director General) Zhang Xinsheng (Preses) |
Aurie served | Warldwide |
Focus(es) | Naitur conservation, biodiversity |
Mission | Wark on, forder an pit tae haun societies ootthrouch the warld fur tae haud in the mense an sindriness o naitur an fur tae mak siccar that ony uise o naitural resoorces is richt-lik an ecologically owerpittable |
Revenue | CHF 114 million / US$ 116 million (2013) |
Volunteers | 11,000 |
Employees | Ower 1,000 (warldwide) |
Members | 1218 |
Wabsteid | www |
The IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species (kent as the IUCN Reid Leet or Reid Data Leet an aa), foondit in 1964, is the warld's maist comprehensive inventory o the global conservation status o biological species. The IUCN is the warld's main authority on the inhaudin status o species.[2] A series o Regional Reid Leets is ootcome bi kintras or organisàtions, whilk pruifs the mischance o awawedin tae speshies ben a poleetical owerseein unit.[3]
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