Directory of Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities, Task Forces of the Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Directory
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is a science-based network of volunteer experts working together in more than 160 Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities and Task Forces. Some groups address conservation issues related to particular groups of plants, fungi or animals while others focus on broader issues such as reintroduction of species into former habitats, climate change, wildlife health and sustainable use and trade.
SSC Specialist groups
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News
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Photo: IUCN-Med
International bycatch meeting - Bringing forward solutions for effective monitoring & reduction
23.05.2022From 4 to 6 October in Malaga (Spain), the “International Bycatch Meeting” will demonstrate the current state-of-the-art in addressing bycatch worldwide, with particular emphasis on the needs and challenges associated with the implementation of...
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Photo: CCSG
IUCN Species Survival Commission member wins the 2020 British Ecological Society award
28.08.2020The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognising Wendy Foden, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Climate Change Specialist Group, for her outstanding contribution to climate change...
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Photo: Claudio Azat, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile
New action plan developed for conservation of Darwin's frogs
21.07.202017 July 2020 — A paper published in Oryx, The International Journal of Conservation, outlines the development of a multi-participatory binational conservation strategy for Darwin’s frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii and Rhinoderma rufum), an initiative that was led...
