WCC 2012 Res 065 - Activity Report

Submitted text and photos for new group website as part of the general IUCN website renewal (update currently in process)

Contributed to the IPBES Invasive Species Report (chapter: temperate grasslands)

Launched a Twitter account for the IUCN Holarctic Steppes Specialist Group to educate the public about the value and state of temperate grasslands

Members participated in the Asian Grassland Conference (AGC), April, 19-21 (remote), organized by the EDGG, IAVS, Mongolian University, and Chinese universities with the support of a number of European countries and a scientific committee of experts from different countries.

Members participated in the International Forum "Steppe Eurasia - sustainable development", September, 27-30, 2022. (Rostov-on-Don, Russia). organized by the Government of the Rostov Region, RAS, Russian Geographical Society and universities

Members participated in the conference on Biological Diversity of Asian Steppes, April 14, 2022 (Kostanay, Kazakhstan), organized by the Kostanay Regional University, Pedagogical Institute, Science-Research Center for Problems of Ecology and Biology

Members published several scientific papers and books related to the conservation and restoration of temperature grasslands in Eurasia and North America:

(i) Bragina, T.M (2021) "The composition and structure of communities of soil invertebrates (macrofauna) of the Naurzum Reserve" (the part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Saryarka - Steppes and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan). Kostanay: LLP "Polygraphy Kostanay" 188 pp. ISBN 978-601-7640-54-5 Monograзрh.
(ii) Solovyov S.A., Bragina T.M., Bobrenko M.A., Ruleva M.M. Characteristics of the bird population of the forest-steppe and steppe of the Tobol-Irtysh region in winter // KMPI Zharshysy (Bulletin of KSPI). - 2022. - No. 2 (66) - P. 30-35. ISSN 2310-3353 (In Russ)
(iii) Tóth, Á., Deák, B., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Rádai, Z., Godó, L., Borza, S., Kelemen, A., Miglécz, T., Bátori, Z., Novák, T.J., Valk
(iv) Valkó, O., Borza, S., Godó, L., Végvári, Z., Deák, B.: Eurasian crane (Grus grus) as ecosystem engineer in grasslands ‒ conservation values, ecosystem services and disservices related to a large iconic bird species. Land Degradation and Development 33: 2155-2165. doi: 10.1002/ldr.4314
(v) Zapisocki, Z., de Assis Murillo, R., Wagner, V. (2022) Non-native plant invasions in prairie grasslands of Alberta, Canada. Rangeland Ecology and Management 83: 20-30.