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Across landscapes and seascapes, **rangers set change in motion**. Through their knowledge, presence and daily work, they help nature and communities thrive - and turn global biodiversity commitments into action.Director General and leadershipIUCN Commissions are networks of scientists and experts providing IUCN and its Members with technical and policy advice to drive conservation and sustainable development.Learn more about IUCN CommissionsOur knowledge and tools are based on the most up-to-datescience. They enable society, economies and nature to thrive together.* Sustainable food and agricultural systems* Ecosystem restoration and land degradation* Species conservation action* Species conservation scienceIUCN monitors species and ecosystems, and steers policy and action to protect and restore the natural world.* Extractive, energy and infrastructure* Plastic and other pollutionHuman wellbeing depends on nature and economic development can no longer come at nature’s expense. IUCN works to help countries mainstream nature into economic decisions, including making the private sector part of the solution for people and nature.* Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Resilience* Ecosystem-based mitigation* Nature-based Solutions for climate* Green, Just Energy TransitionIUCN monitors the impacts of climate change on nature, and guides the conservation and restoration of ecosystems to help mitigate and adapt to it.Freshwater and water security* Transboundary water governance and diplomacyIUCN works to provide everyone with fair access to clean water, and to protect the freshwater ecosystems on which humanity depends.* Global and transboundary frameworksEquality and equity underpin sustainable development. IUCN works to enhance the agency of all those who are marginalised due to factors such as gender, class, age, (dis)ability, ethnicity, race or sexuality, and to ensure environmental law is effective and just.* Nature-based Solutions for cities