Member's Assembly

The Members’ Assembly, the main governing body of IUCN, brings together IUCN’s member organizations to debate and establish environmental policy.

More than 100 resolutions and recommendations are expected to be adopted by this unique global environmental parliament of governments and NGOs. These are the mechanisms by which member organizations guide IUCN’s policy and Programme of work as well as influencing many other organizations around the world..

Members also vote on IUCN’s programme of work for the following four years, elect the IUCN President and Council, and manage the business affairs of the Union.

The draft Provisional Agenda, as adopted by the IUCN Council in November 2007, can be found here.

Agenda and Documentation

The official agenda and full documentation that will be discussed during the Members Assembly (10-14 October 2008) can be downloaded here (296 pages - 12.8MB) as well as the IUCN Programme 2009-2012.

Congress documentation