IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.

IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network – a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries.

IUCN’s work is supported by more than 1,000 professional staff in 60 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. The Union’s headquarters are located in Gland, near Geneva, Switzerland.

Folly Farm Centre proudly hosted a weeklong IUCN residential conference last week, with the focus being on Species Programme team members from Cambridge, Bath, Washington DC, Geneva and other areas having the opportunity to meet and mingle.

‘Everyone has been amazing and we have had a great meeting’ Doreen ZIVKOVIC from IUCN Meetings and Travel Logistics.