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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. [3] Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.
The Forest Preserve District owns 22 sites containing high-quality conservation resources that have been designated as Illinois Nature Preserves ensuring increased management and protection. [12] The District's oldest nature center is in a preserved rural one-room schoolhouse built in 1886 and is located in the Palos Division. [13]
Illinois City is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Illinois, across the Mississippi River from Muscatine, Iowa. [2] It straddles Buffalo Prairie Township and Drury Township in Rock Island County, Illinois. [3] As of 2014, a United States Post Office, ZIP Code 61259, [4] remains open at 23828 124th Avenue West.
Itasca (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə /) is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 9,543. [2] Located approximately 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, Itasca is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways and rail transportation. Itasca is home to a country club, a resort and shares ...
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) is one of the six commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Species Survival Commission, the largest of the IUCN's six commissions, is a science-driven network consisting of 9,000 volunteer experts working in more than 160 Specialist Groups, including 17 invertebrate groups, Red List Authorities, and Task Forces.
Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. [2] The village maintains trails for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian usage. Five forest preserves of the Lake County Forest Preserve District are located within village boundaries.