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organisation

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

The advisory body for natural properties under the Convention, the counterpart to ICOMOS.

46.4, 6.2 · approximate · Founded 1948; advisory body under the Convention since 1972

advised inscription of Okavango Delta — IUCN, as UNESCO's advisory body on natural sites, recommended the Okavango Delta's inscription as the 1,000th World Heritage site in June 2014.
advises World Heritage Committee — IUCN is the Convention's advisory body for natural properties, and has publicly dissented from Committee decisions — notably calling the 2010 removal of Galápagos from the danger list premature.
assesses status of African lion (Panthera leo) — IUCN's Red List assessments, most recently in 2023, are the reference authority for the lion's Vulnerable status and population estimate.

organisation

The advisory body for natural properties under the Convention, the counterpart to ICOMOS.

46.4, 6.2 · approximate · Founded 1948; advisory body under the Convention since 1972

advised inscription of Okavango Delta — IUCN, as UNESCO's advisory body on natural sites, recommended the Okavango Delta's inscription as the 1,000th World Heritage site in June 2014.
advises World Heritage Committee — IUCN is the Convention's advisory body for natural properties, and has publicly dissented from Committee decisions — notably calling the 2010 removal of Galápagos from the danger list premature.
assesses status of African lion (Panthera leo) — IUCN's Red List assessments, most recently in 2023, are the reference authority for the lion's Vulnerable status and population estimate.