Since the first IUCN strategy was released in 1995 human society has changed dramatically in ways hardly imaginable 18 years ago. We live in an interconnected world – environmentally, financially and electronically and the challenges of the 21st century compel us to reassess our role as a union, our “value proposition” and the demands from broader society. We need to determine how to evolve as an institution to better serve those demands: it is time for a new IUCN strategy.
The starting premise for IUCN’s 2020 strategy is to recognize that while we are already doing good and valuable work, there are now many other organisations working on similar issues, and that we need to change, building on our strengths, if we are to meet the challenges we face. This document is based on the solid foundation of earlier institutional strategies and on the progress of recent years. It also incorporates the lessons learned from several reviews and evaluations of the work of the Union and in this way, aims to help IUCN to leap forward by better using its main assets – its wide networks of Members and Commission experts, its staff within its worldwide Secretariat and its constituency of governments and private bodies.
Read the full Strategy here.
This strategy is a living document, which will continue to be sharpened and updated with inputs from the IUCN network and its partners. Although the World Conservation Congress is only required by IUCN’s Statutes, to look forward to the four years until the next Congress, it is hoped that Members and other participants will wish to examine all aspects of our multi-level programmatic strategy and help shape IUCN’s longer-term vision. Strategic thoughts and comments can be sent to vision2020@iucn.org.
