Madrid, Spain 5-14 November 1984
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 16th SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IUCN AND 16th IUCN TECHNICAL MEETING Madrid, Spain 5-14 November 1984 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I GENERAL ASSEMBLY IUCN Programme Series No. 4/1986 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 16TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IUCN AND 16TH IUCN TECHNICAL MEETING Madrid, Spain 5-14 November 1984 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I GENERAL ASSEMBLY IUCN Programme Series No. 4/1986 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1986 ISBN 2-88032-093-3 3 FOREWORD The General Assembly, comprising delegates of the members of IUCN, is the policy-forming organ of the Union. It meets in ordinary session every three years to perform the functions conferred on it by the Statutes. Since the inaugural meeting at Fontainebleau, France in 1948, the General Assembly has met in Brussels, Belgium (1950); Caracas, Venezuela (1952); Copenhagen, Denmark (1954); Edinburgh, Scotland (1956); Athens, Greece (1958); Warsaw, Poland (1960); Nairobi, Kenya (1963); Lucerne, Switzerland (1966); New Delhi, India (1969); Banff, Canada (1972); Kinshasa, Zaire (1975); Ashkhabad, USSR (1978); and Christchurch, New Zealand (1981). It met in extraordinary session in Geneva, Switzerland, in April 1977. The 16th Session of the General Assembly, held in conjunction with the 16th Technical Meeting of IUCN, took place in Madrid, Spain, from 5-14 November 1984. The thrust of IUCN's effort set by the 15th Session of the General Assembly was directed towards constructing the means for practical integration of conservation with all aspects of development; requiring new mechanisms such as the Conservation for Development Centre, involvement in other disciplines, more purposeful coordination of IUCN's components and a long term perspective for IUCN's priorities.
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