IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee

Overview and description
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Our work will help to increase the taxonomic diversity represented in the IUCN SSC. The higher number of Red List assessments and new Specialist Groups will help to instigate new conservation actions ...

MISSION
Foster the conservation of terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates and their habitats around the world. We assess their conservation status, raise awareness and engage in practical conservation of these most species-rich taxonomic groups on Earth.
We facilitate invertebrate conservation by enhancing knowledge of the diversity and their conservation status, defining their conservation priorities, utilizing knowledge to support and implement conservation action and ensuring sufficient resources to facilitate long-term invertebrate conservation.
Research activities
Develop monitoring standards for selected groups of invertebrates.
ICC on the IUCN Red List
To inform conservation efforts, ICC assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
ICC Annual Report
Learn about ICC work and results in 2021.
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee
Associated Commissions: