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IUCN Conservation Centre

Together for sustaining life and livelihoods

Since 1948, IUCN has put nature at the centre of human development and well-being, and provided the science, tools, standards and guidelines necessary to conserve the health and integrity of our planet. From community-led forest and landscape restoration initiatives, to integrating indigenous people and women’s voices into international environment agreements; from developing global standards for Nature-based Solutions to strengthening climate resilience of coastal communities, IUCN leverages its diverse funding base to implement conservation projects in nearly 160 countries which advance local and regional sustainable development objectives.

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Framework partners

IUCN Framework partners provide instrumental multi-year core funding that enables IUCN to deliver impact, to innovate and to provide critical thought leadership. By providing unrestricted funding, Framework partners contribute to every result across the entire Union.

Forest restoration worker

Government partners

IUCN’s Government partners, which include many state and government agencies who are IUCN members,  provide vital flexible and project funding for the implementation of the IUCN Programme and other key initiatives. As members, they join over 1,400 others in a Union of peers seeking to conserve nature and build a better and more sustainable future for all.

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Multilateral partners

Funding from Multilateral partners enables IUCN to scale and replicate innovative and impactful solutions and develop and enhance partnerships to accelerate conservation success.

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Philanthropic partners

Individuals and foundations provide critical funding for initiatives, important leverage for innovation, and are often the first to invest in new ideas.

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Patrons of Nature

IUCN Patrons of Nature is a growing group of global conservation, business, media and philanthropy leaders, who support IUCN’s core mission, provide strategic advice, and champion strategic initiatives.

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Corporate partners

Nature is everybody’s business. IUCN works with leading corporations to integrate natural capital and biodiversity considerations into standard business practices, so that they transform the way they value, manage and invest in nature.

IUCN Strategic partnerships 2023
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Accountability

IUCN publishes all data related to its projects, donors and partners in the IUCN Open Project Portal for greater transparency to its stakeholders. This data is also accessible on the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) registry without restrictions.

 

IUCN Open Project Portal
Annual report