IUCN Species Survival Commission in Europe European Regional Conservation Forum Helsinki, Finland, 14-16 December 2015
SSC VISION A just world that values and conserves nature through positive action to reduce the loss of diversity of life on earth SSC GOAL The species extinction crisis and massive loss of biodiversity are universally adopted as a shared responsibility and addressed by all sectors of society taking positive conservation action and avoiding negative impacts worldwide European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
The SSC is a very large Commission Over 10,000 members worldwide Over 3,000 members in Western and Central Europe Over 300 members in South-eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Central Asia SSC is a complex structure with over 150 separate groupings within it European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
SSC Organigram Chair (Simon Stuart) SSC Chairs Office Deputy Chair (Jon Paul Rodriguez) Steering Committee Red List* (Committee) Standards and Petitions Sub-Committees Policy, Species Conservation Planning Freshwater, Invertebrate, Marine, Plant Conservation Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities, and Task Forces v. 02 November 2011 Task Forces (Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Systemic Pesticides) Thematic Specialist Groups (CBSG, CCSG, LCIE, ISSG, RSG, SULi, WHSG) Stand-alone Red List Authorities (e.g., Bird, Sciaenid, Seagrass, Snake and Lizard, Terrestrial Invertebrate) Taxonomic Specialist Groups (e.g., Bat, Small Mammal, Iguana, Shark, etc.) Red List Authority Coordinators European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
SSC Members in South-eastern Europe, former Soviet Union and Central Asia Russia is the only country in the region with a large membership There is scope for expanding the membership in most other countries Albania 7 Armenia 16 Azerbaijan 19 Belarus 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 Georgia 16 Kazakhstan 14 Kyrgyzstan 3 Macedonia 6 Moldova 1 Montenegro 4 Russia 172 Serbia 13 Tajikistan 5 Turkmenistan 3 Ukraine 23 Uzbekistan 14 European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
SSC Members in West and Central Europe Andorra 2 Austria 49 Belgium 64 Bulgaria 20 Croatia 21 Cyprus 12 Czech Republic 43 Denmark 68 Estonia 26 Faroe Islands 1 Finland 53 France 224 Germany 339 Greece 49 Greenland 4 Hungary 34 Iceland 10 Ireland 33 Israel 31 Italy 211 Jersey 2 Latvia 8 Lithuania 17 Luxembourg 6 Malta 5 Monaco 1 Norway 60 Poland 49 Portugal 67 Romania 31 Slovakia 13 Slovenia 26 Sweden 72 Switzerland 335 The Netherlands 175 Turkey 48 United Kingdom 803
SSC Members in West and Central Europe Out of 10,090 SSC Members worldwide, There are a total of 3,012 SSC members in West and Central Europe The number of members in Switzerland is inflated because it is the default country for members who have not declared their country of residence The number of members in UK is very large because of the presence of international conservation organizations based there Many SSC members in Europe are working on species outside the region European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
Number of Members in SSC Specialist Groups in Europe (1) Access and Benefit Sharing SG 8 African Elephant SG 4 African Rhino SG 7 Afrotheria SG 9 Amphibian SG 138 Anoline Lizard SG 4 Anteater, Sloth & Armadillo SG 4 Antelope SG 32 Arctic Plants SG 2 Asian Elephant SG 11 Asian Rhino SG 5 Asian Wild Cattle SG 27 Australasian Marsupial SG 1 Bat SG 56 Bear SG 79 Bird RLA 53 Bison SG 27 Boa & Python SG 14 Bryophyte SG 12 Species Survival Commission Chair s Office Bumblebee SG 20 Bustard SG 7 Butterfly SG 5 Cactus and Succulent Plant SG 22 Canid SG 29 Caprinae SG 14 Cat SG 56 Caucasus Plant RLA 41 Cave Invertebrate SG 52 Cetacean SG 31 Chameleon SG 5 Chytrids, Zygomycetes, Downy Mildews, Slime Moulds SG 3 Climate Change SG 9 Conifer SG 7 Conservation Breeding SG 100 Galliformes SG 136 Conservation Genetics SG 16 Coral SG 6 Cormorant SG 235 Goose SG 250 Crane SG 115 Grasshopper SG 56 Crocodile SG 59 Crop Wild Relative SG 48 Cuban Plant SG 3 Cup-fungi, Truffles & their Allies SG 6 Cycad SG 3 Deer SG 26 Diver/Loon SG 12 Dragonfly SG 21 Duck SG 86 Eastern Africa Plant RLA 4 Equid SG 20 Flamingo SG 73 Freshwater Crustacean SG 6 Freshwater Fish SG 72 Freshwater Plant SG 90 Galapagos Plant SG 7 Giraffe & Okapi SG 11 Global Tree SG 34 Grouper, Wrasse SG 6 Heron SG 12 Hippo SG 12
Number of Members in SSC Specialist Groups in Europe (2) Horseshoe Crab SG 2 New World Marsupial SG 2 Hyaena SG 11 Orchid SG 33 Iguana SG 10 Otter SG 121 Invasive Species SG 87 Palm SG 13 Lagomorph SG 17 Pangolin SG 25 Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe 37 Peccary SG 4 Lichen SG 19 Pelican SG 27 Macaronesian Island Plant SG 9 Penguin SG 1 Madagascar Plant SG 4 Pinniped SG 8 Mangrove SG 18 Polar Bear SG 8 Marine Fishes RLA 8 Primate SG 164 Marine Mammal Protected Areas TF 7 Protected Areas / Biodiversity TF 93 Marine Turtle SG 34 Re-introduction SG 55 Mascarene Plant SG 5 Rusts & Smuts SG 4 Medicinal Plant SG 23 Salmon SG 5 Mediterranean Plant SG 38 Sea Snake SG 10 Mid-Atlantic Islands Invertebrate SG 3 Seagrass SG 2 Mollusc SG 28 Seahorse, Pipefish & Stickleback 4 Monitor Lizard SG 9 Shark SG 17 Species Survival Commission Chair s Office Mushrooms, Brackets and Puffballs 7 Small Carnivore SG 21 New Caledonia Plant RLA 1 Small Mammal SG 8 Snake & Lizard RLA 4 Snapper, Seabream & Grunt SG 10 South American Camelid SG 1 Southern African Plant SG 1 Spider & Scorpion SG 25 Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill SG 11 Sturgeon SG 38 Sustainable Use and Livelihoods SG 126 Swan SG 182 Systemic Pesticide TF 25 Tapir SG 8 Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrate RLA 23 Threatened Waterfowl SG 114 Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle SG 48 Tuna & Billfishes SG 1 Viper SG 49 Vulture SG 30 Wild Pig SG 29 Wildlife Health SG 86 Woodcock and Snipe SG 28
European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
National Red List Alliance formed European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
Key Biodiversity Areas Standard Consultation started on 7 October
Species Conservation Planning Sub- Committee Crau grasshopper, France Humphead wrasse, East Asia European Regional Conservation Forum, 14-16 December 2015
SSC Disciplinary Specialist Groups Climate Change Specialist Group Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Reintroduction Specialist Group Wildlife Health Specialist Group Invasive Species Specialist Group Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group Access and Benefit-sharing Specialist Group Conservation Genetics Specialist Group