*World Conservation Union (http://iucn.org)– Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 980 members in all, spread across some 140 countries. Their mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources
is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
World Conservation Union (http://iucn.org)
