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The International Union for
Conservation
of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for
Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources[3]) is an international organization working in the field of nature
Conservation
and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis,
Research
, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCNs mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable".
IUCN also administrates the
Species
Survival Commission (SSC): technical aspects of
Species
conservation and action for
Species
that are threatened with extinction.
Specialist
Groups
of the SSC prepare endangered
Species
recovery plans known as
Species
Action Plans, which are used to outline the
Conservation
strategies of
Species
, like the
Group
(AfESG)'>AfESG for African elephant and Asian Elephant Specialist
Group
(AsESG).
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Koehl, Dan, (2024).
IUCN
. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at
https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=179
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