1973 iucn yearbook

Membership totals at the end of the year were:
State members
Agency members
National organizational members
International organizational members
Affiliate members
Honorary members
Totals: Governmental
Non-governmental
Non-voting
TOTAL:
35
103*
204**
19
3
6
138
223
9
The list of members as at 31 December 1973 is set out in Appendices
A and B, the latter giving the names of persons who have been appointed
as Honorary Members.
The number of persons linked to IUCN as Supporters stood at 665.
Executive Board
Under the Statutes (Article V), the Executive Board provides policy
guidance to the affairs of the Union between General Assemblies. It is
assisted in this function by an Executive Committee which currently
consists of the President and five Vice-Presidents of the Union. The
composition of the Executive Board is set out in Appendix C.
The Executive Board met in Morges 10–13 May and the Executive
Committee met in Morges on 23–24 November.
Commissions
IUCN's six Commissions provide advice to the Executive Board and
the Secretariat on the programme of work and the activities of the
Union. Their structure and membership remained unchanged during the
year.
A number of committees, working groups and task forces, some of
which operate on an ad hoc basis, supplement the advice given by the
Commissions and are engaged in various sections of the Union's
98
* 32 in 12 member States; 71 in 32 other countries.
** In 58 countries.
370