International Union for Conservation of Nature

Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature - UICN

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image by Zoltan Horvath, 24 November 2013

• The Flag
• Previous Flag

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• International Organizations
• Ramsar Convention

The Flag

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world's oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,200 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects globally and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy. It was founded in 1948 during the first congress held at Fontainebleau, France. Now its headquarters are located in Gland, Switzerland, near Geneva.
Its flag is white with its logo in the center of he flag. Logo was adopted in March 2008.
Image of current flag. Article about new logo.
Zoltan Horvath, 24 November 2013

Previous Flag

image by Zoltan Horvath, 24 November 2013

IUCN previous flag was also white but with acronym and motto only. Previous logo adopted in May 1992.
Image of previous flag.
Zoltan Horvath, 24 November 2013