Submitted by
Mitali.SHARMA
on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 05:54
General Information
Resolution
49218
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Period covered
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The IUCN SSC Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group continues to steadily grow its membership of biobanking experts, partnering with various global and regional institutions.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The Co-Chair of the Specialist Group participated in a workshop on "Prioritizing Conservation Research and Breeding Actions for Recovery of the Sunflower Sea Star" in 2025 and highlighted the importance of prioritising biobanking measures to conserve the Sunflower Sea Star.
Status
On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
The Specialist Group will be organising/co-organising several biobanking workshops in 2025.
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
The Specialist Group will create communications materials on biobanking for conservation for non-specialists.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The Specialist Group will be conducting a gap analysis and publishing the findings.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025