The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) is a politically independent advisory body which aims to preserve wild game and hunting. To achieve this goal, the CIC is promoting the sustainable use of wildlife resources.
To promote and support the conservation of wildlife and related landscapes, local communities, and traditions through sustainable use including hunting.
A world where wildlife is valued and conserved as part of nature for the benefit of humanity.
Priorities
Promote wildlife conservation through sustainable use. Major activity: to communicate sustainable use successes of hunting
CIC is a global trusted source for global hunting issues – knowledge management
Combat wildlife crime. Major activity: to promote regulated hunting as an important tool against wildlife crime
Promise
The CIC promises to….
provide advice, stimulate and share knowledge to show sustainable hunting is good for conservation
build an ever stronger global community of sustainable hunters to share experiences, create alliances and foster interactions among peoples from diverse backgrounds
promote and lobby the interest of hunters; to make sustainable hunting more visible to the public
advise hunters on sustainability and conservation
maintain valued traditions and cultural heritage of hunting
Target groups
governments, associations, experts, individual members
global hunting community, international environmental organizations, UN institutions, public authorities
private and public donors
hunting, environmental and general media
Values
Respectful of the diversity of wildlife and people
Non-political, non-profit
Striving for excellence
Responsibility, transparency
Honesty, integrity
Identity
We share a passion for wildlife and hunting
We are committed to nature conservation
Membership consisting of opinion-leaders
Conservative Values whilst also being forward-looking, prestigious and social
Trustworthy and rational
Contributions
developing and establishing standards, policy, legislation and best practice guides
supporting applied scientific research, facilitating the dissemination of scientific knowledge − organizing events and networking, to share experiences about the beauty of nature and the joy of hunting
promoting culture and traditions derived from hunting
The CIC Today
CIC is recognized by the Austrian Government as an international non-governmental and non- profit organization, working in the interest of the public. Since 2003, the CIC has its legal seat in Vienna, the Headquarters of the organization is, since 1999, in Budakeszi, Hungary.
The CIC carries out cross-border cooperation in the form of joint conservation projects, symposia and other wildlife related activities including at a regional level. Currently such Coordination Fora exist in the Nordic Countries, the Mediterranean and Central- and Eastern Europe.
http://www.cic-wildlife.org/who-we-are/the-cic/
