Submitted by
miskovicm
on Wed, 05/28/2025 - 10:14
General Information
Resolution
49218
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Smithsonian Institution ( United States of America )
Species360 ( United States of America )
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Zoo Leipzig GmbH ( Germany )
Zoologisk Have København ( Denmark )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Singapore Zoological Gardens
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
IUCN SSC Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group continues to steadily grow its membership of biobanking experts, partnering with various global and regional institutions. 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.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Specialist Group will be organising/co-organising several biobanking workshops in 2025.
The Specialist Group will create communications materials on biobanking for conservation for non-specialists.
The Specialist Group will be conducting a gap analysis and publishing the findings.
The Specialist Group will create communications materials on biobanking for conservation for non-specialists.
The Specialist Group will be conducting a gap analysis and publishing the findings.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Initiated: first stages of implementation
Report status
Published