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Governance

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… Continue reading Governance

Our history

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… Continue reading Our history

Our mission

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… Continue reading Our mission

What we do

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.

Overview – Newsletters

This selection of our newsletters in PDF from the period 2006 to 2012 provides insight into IWMC’s past campaigns. Most of them are as relevant as when they were first written. To guide you, we’ve highlighted briefly their core content, so that you can pick and choose which ones you want to mine (just click… Continue reading Overview – Newsletters

Overview – CoP17

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Overview – CoP18

Overview – Conferences

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Use Prudently the Authority That Comes With Your Job

Use Prudently the Authority That Comes With Your Job A DEA officer stopped at a ranch in Nevada, and talked with an old rancher.He told the rancher, “I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.”The rancher said, “Okay , but don’t go in that field over there….”, as he pointed out the location.… Continue reading Use Prudently the Authority That Comes With Your Job

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

The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants on this web site do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the IWMC World Conservation Trust or official policies of the IWMC.