October 2024 - As the global conservation community gathers for the CBD COP16, IUCN puts a spotlight on the unrealised ...

Consists of a group of volunteers dedicated to the common goal of assisting in the conservation of all Genera of Carnivorous Plants. Robert Cantley was educated as a physicist and then later as an ...

These guidelines offer an approach for developing a corporate-level biodiversity strategic plan, including measurable goals and objectives and a set of core linked indicators, that will allow ...

Despite their low species density, hyaenas are both unique and vital components of most African and some Asian ecosystems. Although there are only 4 species, they tend to clash with the interests of ...

The Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) programme is an international collaboration that measures the levels, trends and causes of elephant mortality, thereby providing an information ...

It is dedicated to the understanding and conservation of the family Hyaenidae: spotted hyenas, striped hyenas, aardwolves, and brown hyenas. I am a wildlife biologist and science writer. As Chair of ...

Boas and pythons are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. However, clearcutting of forests, substitution of natural habitats by crops and infrastructure, introduced ...

These guidelines were drafted by the Re-introduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, and approved by the 41st Meeting of IUCN Council in May 1995. The definition of ...

It was established in 1998 because of growing conservation concerns for vulnerable species in these two teleost families. The GWSG in the current triennium has 30 members from almost 20 countries ...

TRI’s project in Guinea-Bissau is working to restore and protect mangrove ecosystems – among the most productive and threatened ecosystems in the world. Found in the intertidal zones of coastlines, ...

IUCN SSC Snake and Lizard Red List Authority is to undertake and support IUCN Red List assessments for reptile groups not covered by other Specialist Groups, including most snakes and lizards and the ...

Alien or non-native species are animals, plants or other organisms introduced by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, into areas outside their natural range. Some of these species become ...