Post by marcel on Aug 5, 2014 18:48:35 GMT
In October 2012 the Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group (CPSG) was created as one of about 100 Specialist Groups that form the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN.
Run by volunteer experts and with data input from experts and amateur conservationists from around the globe, the mandate of the CPSG is quite broad and is expected to involve conservation projects of all kinds.
In some cases existing projects wishing to become IUCN approved may receive guidance or advice from the CPSG. But the initial and most urgent goal of the CPSG is to re-assess all species of all genera of carnivorous plants for the IUCN Red List.
Without correct classification, imperiled species cannot receive the appropriate attention to conserve them.
Chaired by Robert Cantley and with Sir David Attenborough as Patron, the group is currently very small (July 2014) as it was in a start up phase but with the public launch at the 2014 ICPS conference we now invite you to sign up at on our homepage: www.iucn-cpsg.org
You can contribute your knowledge as a Specialist Member or just follow our progress by receiving forthcoming Newsletters as a General Member.
The degree of involvement you may have is up to you. Go ahead, it’s free and more members means more influence…
Signing up as a General Member is automatic. If you choose the option of applying as a Specialist Member you will be listed as a general member first and later on contacted by a group member. This is so we can separate serious enlistments from someone who just like the title Specialist but if you’re serious please don’t let that scare you from applying. There are many ways to help!
Run by volunteer experts and with data input from experts and amateur conservationists from around the globe, the mandate of the CPSG is quite broad and is expected to involve conservation projects of all kinds.
In some cases existing projects wishing to become IUCN approved may receive guidance or advice from the CPSG. But the initial and most urgent goal of the CPSG is to re-assess all species of all genera of carnivorous plants for the IUCN Red List.
Without correct classification, imperiled species cannot receive the appropriate attention to conserve them.
Chaired by Robert Cantley and with Sir David Attenborough as Patron, the group is currently very small (July 2014) as it was in a start up phase but with the public launch at the 2014 ICPS conference we now invite you to sign up at on our homepage: www.iucn-cpsg.org
You can contribute your knowledge as a Specialist Member or just follow our progress by receiving forthcoming Newsletters as a General Member.
The degree of involvement you may have is up to you. Go ahead, it’s free and more members means more influence…
Signing up as a General Member is automatic. If you choose the option of applying as a Specialist Member you will be listed as a general member first and later on contacted by a group member. This is so we can separate serious enlistments from someone who just like the title Specialist but if you’re serious please don’t let that scare you from applying. There are many ways to help!
