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IUCN originates and activates some of the most influential conservation science in the field. Our seven Commissions include more than 17,000 volunteer scientists, analysts, researchers, experts, advocates, policymakers, and project leaders whose combined expertise constitutes the world’s largest knowledge base around conservation.

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Our network includes more than 17,000 Commission members – volunteer scientists, analysis, researchers, experts, advocates, and policymakers who constitute the world’s leading conservation brain trust.
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The Guinness World Records® recognises the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) as the world’s largest volunteer conservation science network, with 10,072 volunteers as of 1 May 2024. SSC’s volunteer scientists hail from almost every country on the planet, 186 countries and territories.

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