អង្គការសហភាពអន្តរជាតិដើម្បីអភិរក្សធម្មជាតិ៖ ភាពខុសគ្នារវាងកំណែនានា

IUCN's purpose is to influence, encourage and assist countriess around the world to [[conserve]] the quality and [[biodiversity|diversity]] of nature. It also has to make sure that any use of natural resources is fair and [[sustainability|sustainable]] without harming the earth.<ref name="IUCN"/>

 

The first Director General of [[UNESCO]], (Sir [[Julian Huxley]]) wanted to give UNESCO a more scientific base. He set up a meeting to start a new organisation to protect nature<ref name="Christoffersen">[http://www.fni.no/YBICED/97_04_christoffersen.pdf Christoffersen, Leif E. (1994) "IUCN: A Bridge-Builder for Nature Conservation. " Green Globe YearBook] <small>Accessed 11 June 2008 </small></ref>.

 

The IUCN now has offices in many of the nations around the world. It is able to provide the services of a large group of mainly voluntary specialists, providing local level advice and conservation services.<ref name="Christoffersen"/>

 

* [[IUCN Red List|IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]]

 

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* [http://www.iucn.org/ IUCN official website]

* [http://www.friendsofworldheritage.org/ Friends of World Heritage] A non-profit organization that identifies projects that support local tourism activities that can help provide jobs and protect World Heritage sites.