Explanation: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) was founded in October 1948 as the International Union for the Protection of Nature (IUPN) following an international conference in Fontainebleau, France.

• It was later known as the World Conservation Union. The organization changed its name to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 1956.
• The vision of IUCN is “Just world that values and conserves nature”.

Source: FORUMIAS