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organisation
Close ✕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
Connections
- 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.
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain) · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates