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IUCN Expert Commissions
IUCN Commissions are broad and active networks of scientists and experts providing IUCN with sound knowledge and policy advice.
Over 17,000 scientists and experts from around the world and across a wide range of disciplines volunteer their expertise as members of an IUCN Commission.
What Commissions Do
Commission members work collaboratively to:
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Analyse issues and prepare assessments, reports, action plans, criteria and methodology
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Undertake research and other scientific and technical work
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Provide advice on any matter within their fields of competence
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Broaden knowledge and competence on matters relating to their mandates
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Work with Members and the Secretariat to develop activities within the various Regions
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Support Members and components of IUCN with necessary expertise
The 7 Commissions
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Education and Communication
Driving change through leading communication, learning and knowledge.
Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
Harmonising nature conservation with critical social, cultural and economic justice concerns.
Environmental Law
Advancing environmental law to strengthen the legal foundations of nature conservation and sustainable development.
Climate Crisis Commission
Promote appropriate, effective, just, evidence-based solutions to the climate crisis.
Ecosystem Management
Promoting ecosystem-based approaches for the management of landscapes and seascapes
Species Survival Commission
Enabling conservation of biodiversity by building knowledge of the status and threats to species.
Protected Areas
Developing evidence-based policy advice and guidance on protected area management and conservation.