IWMC World Conservation Trust is an independent NGO dedicated to Integrating Wildlife, Markets and Conservation (IWMC). Within UN bodies and international fora, especially the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and International Whaling Commission (IWC), IWMC is one of the few not-for-profit NGOs that promote wildlife conservation for the benefit of humanity.
Integrating Wildlife, Markets and Conservation (IWMC) coheres a network of conservationists, consumer- range- and producer-groups and nations from around the world. IWMC’s diverse network engages in discussion with governments, regulators, trade bodies, firms, academia, NGOs, IGOs, the media and the public. We value experience and expertise, passion, professionalism and debate.
Conservation is not about living in harmony with nature, it is about putting people first and managing natural resources responsibly for the benefit of humanity.
Integrating Wildlife, Markets and Conservation believes that wildlife species should be conserved, ideally through integrating use and protection from the outset. Or at second best we should use protective measures designed to produce the abundance which will in time allow Wise Use.
Our aims are to:
Develop conservation measures that support the sustainable use of wildlife species on land and water.
Ensure that conservation mechanisms and the wildlife trade protect and respect the livelihoods, lifestyles and rights of rural, aboriginal, coastal communities and all other groups or individuals who consume or interact with wild species and their derivatives.
Protect the sovereign rights of independent states in their conservation efforts. And their right to seek national benefit from national wildlife assets.
IWMC World Conservation Trust (Integrating Wildlife, Markets and Conservation: IWMC) was founded in 1994 by Eugene Lapointe, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species from 1982 to 1990 (see Lapointe’s UN Joint Appeals Board case). Since then, IWMC has fought the corner of the sustainable use movement in defence of the right of communities and nations to use wildlife consumptively for profit, fun, survival or as part of their traditional lifestyle and culture.
Eight-strong Board headed by Eugene Lapointe, Secretary-General of CITES (1982 – 1990). Executive Vice President Jaques Berney was CITES’ first Secretary-General, as well as deputy to several Secretary-General. The Board oversees a modest operational budget provided by producers and trade associations, and some official development assistance agencies. Most of IWMC’s work is carried out for free by a global network of committed experts or by supportive professional service providers charging reduced fees.
Eugène Lapointe – Canada
IWMC President
See Lapointe’s UN Joint Appeals Board case
James Beers – United States
Vice-President for the USA
Jaques Berney – Switzerland
Executive Vice-President
Yoshio Kaneko – Japan
1st Vice President
Russell Hudson – United States
Vice-President – Marine Fish Species, especially Sharks
Yvan Lafleur – Canada
Vice-President for Canada
Guillermo Adrian Puccio – Argentina
Vice-President for South America
Justin Rennie – Grenada
Vice-President for the Caribbean
IWMC is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in Canada with its Head Office 3, Passage de Montriond, Lausanne 1006, Switzerland. Phone: 41.21.616-5000. For more information, contact IWMC here. Twitter @iwmcwct
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