International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
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ONE HEALTH
In 2022, the CIC and WOAH began developing Mongolia's One Health Programme by organizing workshops that brought together various stakeholders for an exchange of ideas and practices.
NATURE's KEEPERS
The Conservation Imperative has released a new documentary on how hunters have contributed to the recovery of Spanish ibex populations in the Gredos mountain range. This serves as another example of hunter-led conservation in action.
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW)
A key partnership promoting international cooperation on sustainable use and conservation of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife.
Global Youth Film
A short film exploring the future of global sustainable hunting and its impact on young hunters, depicted through three different stories from three different continents.
Who We Are
Conservation champions
in over 80 Countries
CIC’s 1,800+ members are passionate about protecting nature and responsible hunting. Our network of experts, governments, and partners combat threats to global biodiversity.
Working Groups
Our members are Hunters and Biodiversity Stewards
WHAT WE DO
Hunter-led conservation advancing the Global Biodiversity Framework
Supporting the International Targets of the GBF:
Innovate Financing for Biodiversity Protection
Target 19: Increase Biodiversity Financing. CIC works with progressive landowners to correct lack of private finance in biodiversity protection
Conserve 30x30 Globally
Target 3: Conserve 30% of Land by 2030 (“30×30”). CIC drives biodiversity recovery by promoting rewilding efforts and ensuring the stewardship and growth of hunting areas to protect them from development.
Halt Extinction & Resource Conflicts
GBF Target 4: Halt Species Extinction and Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts. CIC’s members combine traditional knowledge with innovative management actions to halt species extinction and reduce conflict between humans and wildlife.
Fight Wildlife Crime & Defend Sustainable Use
Reduce The Threat Of Invasive Alien Species
Steward Wildlife Populations For Community Wellbeing
94 Years of Conservation Vision
Maxime Ducrocq and Count Louis Károlyi
Our History
- Founding CIC member Harold Jefferson Coolidge Jr. was a founding director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1948.
- Members of the CIC helped establish the RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands in 1971.
- At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, CIC helped secure international agreement on the Strategy for Sustainable Development, highlighting the crucial role of sustainable use in the biodiversity of ecosystems.
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