Plans that highlight country-level environmental priorities and opportunities for sustainable management of natural resources, following the example of the World Conservation Strategy published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in 1980. Though governments may support preparation for the strategies, they are not bound to follow IUCN's recommendations. [fn]Source: (IISD 2005) from IISD website; http://www.iisd.org/sd/glossary.asp (updated: Aug 2005)[/fn] )