IUCN is a global organization that monitors and protects species and ecosystems, and influences policy and action to sustain nature and people. Learn about IUCN 's work, tools, topics, news and events on biodiversity issues. International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ), network of environmental organizations founded as the International Union for the Protection of Nature in October 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, to promote nature conservation and the ecologically sustainable use of natural resources. It IUCN expert Commissions IUCN Commissions are networks of scientists and experts providing IUCN and its Members with technical and policy advice to drive conservation and sustainable development. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
