IUCN SSC Species E-Bulletin

January 2024

News from the IUCN Species Survival Commission

Headline News

World Species Congress to take place May 15, 2024

The first-ever World Species Congress will take place on 15 May 2024 as a fully virtual 24-hour gathering encouraging 100,000 commitments and actions towards species conservation. The programme will include live panel discussions, problem-solving sessions, field visits and behind the scenes tours, interviews, and other engaging storytelling.

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Conservationists need to embrace innovation to adapt to climate impacts on species and ecosystems

Produced by The National Wildlife Federation in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Center Network and the SSC Climate Change Specialist Group, the guide “Innovation in Climate Adaptation: Harnessing the Power of Innovation for Effective Biodiversity and Ecosystem Adaptation”, call to all parties to center climate adaptation in their policies and practices, and adopt more innovative and transformational conservation and adaptation approaches.

Download the guide here

Cologne Zoo: New conservation Center for Species Survival

Cologne Zoo in cooperation with the IUCN SSC has opened a Center for Species Survival. The Center will catalyse important science, assess species' risk of extinction and drive planning and action to reverse declines in priority species and ensure their future survival.

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ASSESS

The IUCN Red List now includes 157,190 species, of which 44,016 are threatened with extinction

“The climate and biodiversity crises are two sides of the same coin. On the one hand, climate change is one of the drivers of documented declines in animals, fungi and plants, but on the other, the resilience of nature through recovery and regeneration of species and ecosystems is our most powerful ally to combat accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This Red List update illustrates both the climate-related mechanisms behind declines of fishes and sea turtles, as well as the recovery of scimitar-horned oryx and saiga through proactive conservation action,” said Dr Jon Paul Rodríguez, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.

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Communicate

Now available in Portuguese the IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence

The guidelines provide essential principles for wildlife coexistence management. This document can be also downloaded in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese.

Access here

New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction

This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”.

Download the report here

Network

SSC One Stop Shop

Are you an SSC member? Join us! This site consolidates all the resources that a member might need to perform their daily activities as a part of SSC. We encourage you to be part of this platform and explore and enjoy its multiple benefits.

Job opportunity at the CSS Biodiversity Biobanking

The new Center for Species Survival Biodiversity Biobanking is looking for a Species Survival Program Officer to be part of their team. The Program Officer will work closely with the biodiversity banking teams at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (United Sstates), with the larger global biobanking community, and with the relevant IUCN Specialist Groups, to evaluate the current state of biobanking for conservation, facilitate the development of a biobanking resource hub, and foster the development of a global community of contributors to biodiversity banking for conservation. The position will be open for one month starting January 3rd, extendable if necessary.

How to apply and further details here

Training

Webinar: Proposed Revisions to the Red List Threats Classification Scheme

The IUCN Red List Unit have being working with the Conservation Measures Partnership and others to develop a revised threats classification scheme for the Red List. If you would like to participate in this review, please register for one of the webinars via the links below.

The link will allow you to choose which session to join. The sessions cover the same content. Please choose the one that best suits your time zone.

WildTeam UK online workshops

The next WildTeam online training workshops are available for booking:

Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Conservation 20th Feb - 26th Mar, 2024 (3- 3.5 hours of learning per week)
Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation 26th Feb - 8th Apr, 2024 (4 hours of learning per week)
Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation 13th Mar - 1st May, 2024 (4 hours of learning per week)
Stakeholder Engagement for Wildlife Conservation 16th Apr - 21st May, 2024 (3.5 hours of learning per week)
Project Management for Wildlife Conservation Dates TBC (3.5 hours of learning per week)

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Announcements

Applications for SSC Internal Grants are now open

Available from January 22nd to February 26th 2024, the SSC Internal Grants aims to encourage and promote activities that contribute to the Species Conservation Cycle. This will be achieved through the allocation of small funds of up to US $3,500.

Learn more

Apply for ASAP grants

Funding for conservation of ASAP species can be difficult to secure. That is why ASAP has created funding opportunities that are dedicated to the protection and recovery of ASAP species.

Find out more here

Online entries for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize and Emerging Conservationist Awards are now available

The biennial award recognizes and rewards conservationists who have achieved major victories in advancing the sustainability of an animal species or group of species. Interested must submit a formal application and supporting materials before Feb. 26, 2024.

Prize website

Newsletters

Shark News. Issue 09 | January 2024.

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