IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN provides a platform for members to voice their concerns on key conservation issues. Our projects and activities also provide opportunities to share knowledge, to develop partnerships and to expand networks.

IUCN has ten members in China, including the Chinese government, represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Our members are engaged in work across the spectrum of environmental protection:

• Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge, Yunnan
• China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO)
• China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA)
• China Landscape and Historic Sites Association (CLHSA), Ministry of Construction, T: +86-10-88083631
• Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
• Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Nanjing Institute for Environmental Sciences 
• The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong SAR
• World Wide Fund for Nature – Hong Kong (WWF)  

IUCN China works with the Commissions, such as the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the Species Survival Commission (SSC), to link Chinese and international expertise and to share knowledge relevant to China’s conservation and development priorities.

Learn more about IUCN'S Commissions here.