---
title: "members - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/?view=category&id=207"
date: "2026-11-06T00:20:57+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

members

 [ ![Global rankings](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/members-weblist.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6589:members-weblist&catid=207)

## [Global rankings](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6589:members-weblist&catid=207)

Global rankings of the most successful veg-related websites, taken from 1,500 in the IVU database - updated July 2012 (the figure…

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 [ ![Country](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/members/pics/claudio-esteve.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6588:members-ivu-life&catid=207)

## [Country](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6588:members-ivu-life&catid=207)

Country Subscriber name - linked to personal website where available Organisations represented - Full Member Societies unless sta…

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 [ ![Meat Eating and Global Warming](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/members-globalwarming.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6587:members-globalwarming&catid=207)

## [Meat Eating and Global Warming](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6587:members-globalwarming&catid=207)

According to the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, livestock contribute more to global warming than transpor…

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 [ ![Congress Proposals & Organisation](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/members-con-rules-2000.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6555:members-con-rules-2000&catid=207)

## [Congress Proposals & Organisation](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=6555:members-con-rules-2000&catid=207)

NOTE: The International Council in now considering a fully revised version of this document. The draft version can be see at: www…

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 [ ![Constitution](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/members-1993con.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=4273:members-1993con&catid=207)

## [Constitution](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=4273:members-1993con&catid=207)

This Constitution was approved at the meeting of Member Societies during the World Vegetarian Congress held in Madras, India in J…

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 [ ![1982con](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/members-1982con.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=4272:members-1982con&catid=207)

## [1982con](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=4272:members-1982con&catid=207)

As completely revised at the 26th World Vegetarian Congress, held in Neu Ulm, West Germany, 22nd July - 1st August, 1982. \[This c…

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## Schema

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        "addressRegion": "North West England",
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    },
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