Welcome to the IUCN Members' web pages

IUCN is a unique organization - a democratic membership union - composed of over 1,000 Members, 11,000 scientific experts in our thematic Commissions and 1,000 staff, who work together in more than 160 countries to help the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

Organizations/institutions who are interested in becoming IUCN Members can click on Join IUCN and explore our web pages to find out more about the benefits of becoming a Member as well as an overview of our current membership.

Existing IUCN Members can view public IUCN news on these web pages and can login to the Members' portal to obtain important updates, share knowledge, news and information, and learn about new opportunities.


Latest news from and for Members

 

Nature plays a critical role in our water security and the sustainable development of our planet.

Biodiversity and water: two of a kind

Today we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. Its theme, Water and Biodiversity, coincides with the designation of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation and highlights the indispensible role of nature in our water security and the sustainable development of our planet. …  

22 May 2013 | News story

World Biodiversity Day 2013

Conserving the Diversity of Life - International Day for Biological Diversity

May 22nd has been declared the International Day for Biological Diversity to highlight why we need to stop the biodiversity loss if we were to sustain life on Earth …  

22 May 2013 | International news release

Fishermen unloading fish, Mauritania

Coming soon: Guidelines to engage contributors and users in IPBES

Engaging the most relevant experts in the IPBES work is one of the greatest challenges that this new platform is facing. Following the invitation from the IPBES State Members, IUCN and the International Council for Science (ICSU) are proposing a strategy to ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement in line with the IPBES purposes and principles. …  

21 May 2013 | News story

ALSO AVAILABLE IN:
BLOG
  • Spotlight on dryland biodiversity

    By Masumi Gudka, Programme Officer, IUCN Global Drylands Initiative. Today, International Day for ...

    22 May 2013

  • Make it personal

    By Radhika Murti of IUCN’s Ecosystem Management Programme. March 14, 2013 – a date I was reminded ...

    17 May 2013