IUCN Species Survival Commission

Congratulations Vivek Menon FLS! 🎉 On the 7th day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, IUCN Members elect Vivek Menon as the new Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) for the 2025-2029 quadrennium. He is a leading Indian wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author and photographer with a passion for elephants. A conservation leader whose lifelong dedication has created positive, global change for wildlife and natural habitats. Through expert guidance to premier organizations, participation in landmark initiatives, and training of enforcement personnel across more than 50 countries, Menon has advanced solutions to critical challenges like illegal wildlife trade and species protection. His impact stretches from establishing reserves in Myanmar to helping shape international conservation policies through active roles in CITES, UNESCO, and national advisory boards. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dSSwCvZC

A farewell message from Jon Paul Rodriguez, 2016 - 2025 Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission 🌻

The IUCN Commissions have worked intensively to acknowledge the work of its members through a series of awards. We also celebrated the work developed by Jon Paul Rodriguez, Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, who is finalizing his mandate after 9 years of exceptional leadership providing structure, guidance, and inspiration to the world’s largest volunteer conservation-science network. We would like to extend our gratitude to all of you for being part of the Species Journey 🌻

In the last two days, at the IUCN Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, IUCN Commissions' leaders shared their expected vision for the next years, highlighting the strengths of their networks. SSC leaders also have been part of different panels and sessions to present the latest assessments, frameworks, and initiatives developed for species conservation. We our proud of the work developed by IUCN Constituents in this quadrennium. IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) I IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law I IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) I IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management I IUCN Commission on Climate Change

Exciting news! 🎉 IUCN has announced that Panamá will host the seventh IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027 – highlighting the country’s ambition to be a global leader in the conservation movement.  After the last Congress in 2014 in Sydney, Australia, the 2027 Congress will be a crucial opportunity to mobilise political will and commitment from nations to implement their national biodiversity strategies; showcase best practices and innovative solutions for protected and conserved area governance, management, and financing; elevate the role of Indigenous Peoples and of local communities in conservation; and establish a clear, ambitious agenda for protected and conserved areas that will help the world to meet the challenges posed by biodiversity decline and climate change. Read the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eUB8DN3E

Now! Be part of the #SpeciesJourney! In this session hear directly from the IUCN Commissions Chairs about how their volunteer expert networks are crucial to shaping global biodiversity and climate policy. You'll get an inside look at how the knowledge generated by these networks informs the IUCN's work and contributes to major policy decisions.

Let's celebrate! 🎉 For their outstanding commitment to species recovery, 26 countries have been awarded the #ReversetheRed NBSAP Medal at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. These award-winning plans reflect a growing global shift toward science-driven, action-oriented policies to tackle the biodiversity crisis. Read the full web article: https://lnkd.in/eATZFC9P #WeAreSSC #ConservationWorks #SpeciesConservation

The third day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi is delivering a series of inspiring sessions from SSC members, partners and friends. Here you can find some of the Species Journey's sessions for this afternoon! 🎉 #WeAreSSC #SpeciesConservation

Celebrating the Species Journey! Yesterday, in the second day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, species were raised in more than 20 sessions that highlighted species contribution to human wellbeing and its influence on human connectedness to nature, and supported the visibility of initiatives from SSC Specialist Groups, partners, donors, allies, and friends. In particular, the SSC Speed Talks session celebrated at the IUCN Commissions Knowledge Hub showcased how SSC members and partners are turning science into real-world conservation results, demonstrating how they apply the Assess-Plan-Act cycle to save species. Thank you all for your efforts working on species conservation! #SpeciesJourney #WeAreSSC #IUCNcongress

📢 Over 50% of global GDP depends on Nature and species! SSC Chair, Jon Paul Rodríguez was recently interviewed on CNN Connect the World by Becky Anderson after the launch of the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ (read post below ⬇️ ). They discussed the importance of nature, the declining rate of species, and the economic consequences of this decline. You are invited to watch the video and share with your networks.