http://www.wcmc.org.uk/aboutWCMC/partners.html (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)

WCMC founders

WCMC was created in 1988 by IUCN, WWF and UNEP, the three partners in the development of the World Conservation Strategy and its successor, Caring for the Earth. The three founders provide a substantial part of WCMC's annual budget, and manage the Centre through the WCMC Board.

The World Conservation Union - IUCN

Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together states, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organisations in a unique world partnership: over 800 members in all, spread across some 125 countries.

As a Union, IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN Programme and serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge and technical support they need to achieve their goals. Through its six Commissions, IUCN draws together over 6000 expert volunteers in project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and natural resources. The Union has helped many countries to prepare National Conservation Strategies, and demonstrates the application of its knowledge through the field projects it supervises. Operations are increasingly decentralized and are carried forward by an expanding network of regional and country offices, located principally in developing countries.

The World Conservation Union builds on the strengths of its members, networks and partners to enhance their capacity and to support global alliances to safeguard natural resources at local, regional and global levels.

IUCN - The World Conservation Union
Rue Mauverney 28
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel +41 22 999 0001
Fax +41 22 999 0002

United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP

UNEP was established in 1972 on the basis of the UN Conference on the environment: The Stockholm Conference. UNEP's role is that of a secretariat within the United Nations which has been charged with the responsibility of working with governments to promote environmentally sound forms of development, and to co-ordinate global action for development without destruction of the environment. Significant information programmes coordinated by UNEP include EARTHWATCH, the Environment Assessment Programme (ERS), the International Environment Information System (INFOTERRA), and the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC).

United Nations Environment Programme
PO Box 30552
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel +254 2 621234
Fax +254 2 623926

World Wide Fund For Nature - WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature founded in 1961 is the world's largest private international conservation organisation, with more than 5.2 million supporters and 28 national and associate organisations in all continents. WWF's missions are protection of genetic, species and ecosystem biodiversity; pollution control; and promoting sustainable use of natural resources. Priority is given to conservation of forests, woodlands, wetlands,and coasts. WWF promotes public awareness of conservation problems and raises funds for the protection of threatened species and environments. WWF works through fieldwork, policy development and lobbying, education and training, public awareness campaigns, and support for other organisation.

World Wide Fund for Nature International
World Conservation Centre
Avenue du Mont Blanc
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel +41 22 3649323
Fax +41 22 3645385

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