Yanjun is one of 17 inaugural members of the IUCN Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The first of its kind, the YAC was launched in April 2024 to support the implementation of the IUCN Youth Strategy across the Union. The YAC is comprised of youth from across the globe, each bringing their own diverse experiences to support meaningful youth engagement in IUCN’s policies, processes and programmes. Get to know Yanjun and other YAC members as we introduce them.
Hi everyone, my name is Yanjun Xu! I am currently the International Coordinator for the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), a leading independent environmental NGO based in China.
I am also a member of the IUCN SSC Succulent Plant Illegal Trade Task Force and a member of the Secretariat of China Association for the Club of Rome. I actively participated in translating the IUCN’s publication Recognising and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures (2019).
Focusing on biodiversity conservation, I led the launch of the “CBCGDF Biodiversity Science Popularization Mini-lecture,” which provides a channel for the public to participate in global environmental governance, effectively improving the public’s understanding of biodiversity conservation and environmental protection-related knowledge.