The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 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. IUCN's 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". 

Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to sustainable development in its projects. Unlike many other international environmental organisations, IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation. It tries to influence the actions of governments, business and other stakeholders by providing information and advice, and through building partnerships. The organization is best known to the wider public for compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide. 

IUCN has a membership of over 1400 governmental and non-governmental organizations. Some 16,000 scientists and experts participate in the work of IUCN commissions on a voluntary basis. It employs approximately 1000 full-time staff in more than 50 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
What does IUCN stand for?
what is the  longer name for it?
Is it a local organization?
What field do they work in?
and?
Do they gather data?
Research?
Field projects?
How long have they been broadening their focus?
What are they adding now?
Does it do something different than others?
Does it try to get the public to support conservation?
Is it known to the public what they do?
for what?
How many members does it have?
Are they all governmental?
How many scientists?
Are they all paid?
How many staff members do they have?
where is its headquarters?
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
No
international organization
nature conservation
nature conservatio
sustainable use of natural resources
sustainable use of natural resources
Yes
 It is involved in data gathering
Yea
analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education.
Yes
field projects
Over the past decades
Over the past decades
issues related to sustainable development
 issues related to sustainable development
Yes
 IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation.
No
does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation
Yes
 best known to the wider public for compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide. 
compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
over 1400 organizations
over 1400
No
 governmental and non-governmental
around 16,000
16,000 
No
commissions on a voluntary basis
approximately 1000
 approximately 1000
Gland, Switzerland.
Gland, Switzerland.