As a member of the Green Economy Coalition, IUCN shares the
Coalition’s vision of striving towards a “resilient economy that
provides a better quality of life for all within the ecological
limits of one planet”. IUCN sees a Green Economy as an economy
which is motivated by social welfare and securely anchored on
sustainable patterns of natural resource use and stewardship.
Ultimately, the goal is to align the economy with the principles
of sustainable development. IUCN firmly believes that a Green
Economy should be based on a clear recognition of the
fundamental dependence of human wellbeing on nature. As such,
biodiversity and ecosystems need to be kept at the centre of a
Green Economy transition. More specifically, IUCN suggests that
a nature-based Green Economy transition should build on the
following three fundamental pillars: - Managing ecosystems and
biodiversity to build resilience- IUCN believes that healthy
ecosystems represent the foundation of a resilient and truly
sustainable economy. Consequently