Statuts de l'Union Internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources (tels que révisés en 1996)

Statutes of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (as revised in 1996)

Satzung der Internationalen Union für die Erhaltung der Natur und der natürlichen Hilfsquellen (revidierte Fassung von 1996)

Objective: 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. Summary of provisions: Article 1 defines IUCN's legal status as an international association of governmental and non-governmental members according to the Swiss Civil Code. Article 23 specifies how IUCN attains its objectives, inter alia by encouraging research, providing a forum for discussion of conservation issues, influencing national and international legal and administrative instruments and assisting in the development of mechanisms for debating and resolving international environmental issues. Detail conditions for membership are listed in articles 4 to 14. Institutional mechanisms: The components of IUCN are: the World Conservation Congress, the Council, the National and Regional Committees and Regional Fora of members, the Commissions and the Secretariat (art. 15 - 84). (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005)