ABSTRACT
This chapter examines International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the unit of analysis as well as particular units within IUCN, as a commonly used approach in organizational studies. The research participants include the President of IUCN, council members, Director General, Deputy Director General, Chief Scientist, and heads of the major programs. The participants of this research were officials from IUCN’s offices in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and from its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, and regional office in Bangkok. To understand the most recent central discourse related to the policies and those related to the green economy, in which IUCN programs are based, it was essential to accept this concept as a given necessity for the organization and its participants. Some of the research participants were candidates for the council. All interviews were conducted prior to the council election; therefore, the responses regarding the impact of IUCN were all positive.
