International Union for Conservation of Nature

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IUCN is the world's oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organisations and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. IUCN's work is supported by more than 1,000 professional staff in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors worldwide. Its headquarters are based in Gland, Switzerland. IUCN's work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects worldwide, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practices.