IUCN has been working in China since 198s. In 1996, the People's Republic of China joined IUCN on behalf of the China government, and China became a national member. China liaison office was established in 23, and IUCN China representative office was formally established in 212. At present, IUCN has 29 member units in China, including 5 in Hongkong. The number of member units in China only accounts for 2.1% of the world. IUCN supports its members and partners through information sharing, international exchange, capacity building and local demonstration projects.
The member units in China are as follows:
1. People's Republic of China * * * Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
2. China Environmental Protection Federation
3. Beijing Forestry Society
4. Yunnan Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge Research Association
5. China Association for the Promotion of International NGO Cooperation
6. China Scenic Area Association
7. chinese society of forestry
8. china wildlife conservation association
9. Sihui Policy Research Institute < 1. Friends of Country Parks
12. Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Parks
13. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
14. Huangshan Scenic Area Management Committee
15. Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection
16. Shangri-La Society for Sustainable Communities
17. Landscape Nature Conservation Center
18. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. Xiamen Green Cross Environmental Volunteer Center
21. Yili Public Welfare Foundation
22. Alashan SEE Ecological Association
23. Chengdu Bird Watching Association
24. Biodiversity Committee of China Academy of Sciences
25. Jane Goodall (Beijing) Environmental and Cultural Exchange Center
26. Biodiversity conservation in China.