IUCN UK National Committee
Welcome to the website of the IUCN UK National Committee.
IUCN UK represents
IUCN members in the United Kingdom and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
Its focus is the delivery in these areas, of the IUCN Global Programme 2009-12 "
Shaping our Sustainable Future". The contributions that IUCN UK members make to the implementation of this strategy assist in the achievement of the IUCN mission: "A just world that values and conserves nature", and help influence decision-making at the highest global political levels.
IUCN UK also represents the interests of its Members in the IUCN
Pan European region. Through this website you can access the latest IUCN UK newsletter,
Synergy, get details of membership, see other publications and minutes of meetings, take part in conferences and consultations, find dates for events and read about members and partner’s activities.
IUCN UK welcomes input from you. Please contact the
IUCN UK Chair or Secretariat with any observations and questions you may have.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Chris Mahon
Chairman, IUCN UK National Committee
What's Happening Now?
ComPEAT!
The IUCN UK peatland programme is holding an open competition for best communications intitative of peatland conservation.
The competition will form part of the
Investing in Peatlands conference. First Prize is the opportunity to spend a day with the 2020 Vision Photo Team documenting a peatland issue. The top three entries will receive a case of Conference Beer, feature in an exclusive press release and be displayed on the IUCN UK Peatland Programme website.
IUCN UK: Putting Nature on the Map
The IUCN UK protced areas working group is looking to recruit a project co-ordinator for its latest project:
Putting Nature on the Map. For more information on this project and further details of the position, please visit our
Protected Areas project page.
"Nature- What's in it for Me?"
IUCN UK's first major conference, "Nature-What's in it for me?", took place in Edinburgh in April and proved to be a great success. Please visit the
"Nature-What's in it For Me?" page for all the news from the conference as well as an archive of all the information presented.
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Please click here to view the Presentations |
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Visit the home page of the International Year of Biodiversity
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Visit the home page of the Countdown 2010 initative
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Find out more about the IUCN UK supported Peatland Programme
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Visit the home page of the UK OverseasTerritories Conservation Forum
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