IUCN is involved in North Africa through the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation located in the city of Malaga in Spain. The countries involved are Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Currently, IUCN has 16 Members in North Africa.

The long term goal of IUCN in North Africa is to preserve biodiversity components and restore degraded ecosystems. The development of knowledge and skills to achieve this goal is one of the constants of IUCN.

According to IUCN Global Programme guidelines, the objectives for the period 2013‐2016 will be broken down as follows:
* Valuing and conserving biodiversity in North Africa;
* Sharing the benefits of nature in North Africa fairly and equitably;
* Developing nature‐based solutions to climate change in North Africa;
* Managing North Africa ecosystems to improve food security;
* Greening the North African economy.

According to the IUCN mission, achieving these objectives will be through influencing national and regional policies related to natural resources conservation and ecosystem management, while mobilizing the three IUCN pillars (Members, Commissions and Secretariat) to achieve these purposes as part of the IUCN "One Programme" approach. In general, the intervention methodology of IUCN in North Africa includes the following:

* Promoting and encouraging adhesion of new IUCN Members to strengthen IUCN representation.

* Supporting and strengthening the capacity of IUCN Members in North Africa and the creation and functioning of national committees in each country, so they can fully play their role in influencing national and regional policies in relation with nature conservation.
* Communicating and providing technical and scientific information for Members and partners and its adaptation to region and country level specificities.
* Assisting in setting proper conservation actions through pilot projects including new approaches and conservation models for further strategies to be developed and implemented.

IUCN members in the region are:

ALGERIA (03)
‐ Association Ecologique Boumerdes
‐ Ministère de l�Aménagement du territoire, de l�Environnement et du Tourisme
‐ Mouvement Ecologique Algérien

EGYPT (03)
‐ Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
‐ El Maktab El Arabi Lei Shabab Wal Biah
‐ Tree Lovers Association

MOROCCO(04)
‐ Association Marocaine pour l`Ecotourisme et la Protection de la Nature
‐ Association Ribat Al Fath
‐ Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre la Désertification
‐ Société Protectrice des Animaux et de la Nature

TUNISIA (06)
‐ Association "Les Amis des Oiseaux"
‐ Association Nationale du Développement Durable et de la Conservation de la Vie Sauvage (ANDDCVS)
‐ Association tunisienne pour la protection de la nature et de l�environnement
‐ Fédération Nationale des Associations des Chasseurs et des Associations de Chasse Spécialisées.
‐ Ministère de l�Agriculture et de l´Environnement
‐ Union nationale de la femme tunisienne