International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation

International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
Established1928 (1928)
TypeInternational Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO); recognised as an International Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO) Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); non-profit organisation
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
President
Dr. Philipp Harmer
Director-General
Sebastian Winkler
Websitewww.cic-wildlife.org

The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) (French: Conseil International de la Chasse et de la Conservation du Gibier, German: Internationaler Rat zur Erhaltung des Wildes und der Jagd) is a politically independent not-for-profit international organisation, aiming to preserve wildlife through the promotion of sustainable use of wildlife resources. The initialism "CIC" comes from the organisation's original French name Conseil International de la Chasse.[1]

The idea to establish an international hunting organization stemmed from an international conference in the small southern Slovak town of Nové Zamky in November, 1928. Building on this idea, the CIC was subsequently registered and founded in Paris two years later during its inaugural general assembly in November, 1930.[2] Until 1999, the Administrative Office of the CIC was in Paris. Today, the CIC has its Administrative Office in Hungary.[3][4] The organisation is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The organisation unites 27 state members (represented by ministries responsible for wildlife management and conservation, or the delegated institution), a wide range of organisations engaged in hunting and conservation, as well as individuals such as private members and scientific experts from over 80 countries.[5] The organisation has diplomatic status in Hungary, and observer status at the United Nations.

The official languages of the CIC are English, French, and German.

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