Sustainable Use of Wild Species IUCN Issue Brief

2025 Issues Brief evidencing the importance of sustainable use of wild species globally.

· Wild species are used by billions of people who rely on them for many purposes including for food, medicine, income and energy.

· To conserve biodiversity and to maintain the many benefits it provides to people, use of wild species must be sustainable.

· Sustainable use is a critical tool for both conservation and development.

· Action is needed at local, national and international levels to realise the potential of sustainable use for achieving conservation and development goals.

· Most important is the need for wider recognition of the role that use of wild species plays in all our lives and careful consideration to the implications of this use.