New IUCN Species Survival Commission Parasite Specialist Group launched in 2023

Newsletter of the Medicinal Plant Specialist Group of the Iucn Species Survival Commission

ISSN 1430-95X 1 August 2004 Revision of the “WHO/IUCN/WWF Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants” – Wolfgang Kathe & Alan Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 WHO releases Guidelines on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for medicinal plants – Alan Pierce & Wolfgang Kathe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Sem...

Invasive Specjes Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Colnmission

aliens invasive species specialist Group of the iUCn species survival Commission ISSN : 1173 - 5988 FROM THE NEW CHAIR OF ISSG – PIERO GENOvESI

THE ROlE OF INFORMATION ExCHANGE ANd RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIvE RESPONSES TO bIOlOGICAl INvASIONS M Browne, S Pagad & M De Poorter At the very end of 2008, the European Commission has taken a major step forward to face the problem of biological invasions. In fact, on 3 December 2008 the EC has adopted a Communication presenting policy options for an EU Strategy on Invasive Species. In particular th...

New children's vaccine initiative launched.

The international community has launched the Children's Vaccine Initiative, which has created the most ambitious grouping of public and private sector interests ever to tackle a global health issue. Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, and the Rockefeller Foundation, the initiative is the result of decisions taken at the World Summit for Children, held in New York in September 1990....

Best Practice Guidelines for Surveys and Monitoring of Great Ape Populations, English version

Founded in 1948, IUCN brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 1,000 members in all, spread across some 140 countries. As a Union, IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resource...