The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (commonly known as the World Conservation Union) is a nongovernmental organization (NGO). It serves as a conservation network for the governments of 82 states, including 111 government agencies, more than 800 other NGOs, and thousands of scientists and experts from around the world. As an environmentalist and conservationist group, the Union has four broad categories of policy action: A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization which is not a part of a government. ... A state is an organized political community, occupying a territory, and possessing internal and external sovereignty, that enforces a monopoly on the use of force. ... Environmentalism is the support of or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ... Conservation can be confused with conversation and vice versa. ...

• Species (such as species conservation)
• Equity and justice (including economics and social policy interests)
• Ecosystems
• Cross-cutting issues (such as biodiversity policies, business, climate and change, and education and communication)

To those ends, the Union participates in knowledge dissemination programs, policy advice, and action-based programs in conservatories and parks around the world. The headquarters is in Gland, Switzerland, and there are further staff in 62 states. In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... The Court of Chancery, London, early 19th century This article is about concept of equity in Anglo-American jurisprudence. ... Lady Justice - allegory of Justice as woman with sword and with book - statue at court building. ... In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. ... A conservatory is a school dedicated to teaching the art of music including playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship and music theory. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... Gland is a commune of the Vaud canton, Switzerland. ...

External link

• Official site

See also

World Conservation Union The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...