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I UCN Speies Survlul Comh lsbn. A Globil Nr.r*ork for Sp(i6 Sn.vlvd
Habirat and $enhing natnnl Esources aE under increasing presures everywheE lrm hmankind. SFcies, the &sic bioiic uik, aE consequen y
inceasiryly drcdded wid crrincrion. To pmred ard mnseNc bidlivesny fl1n sp..i€s level ro.osy{em requires managfl.nt based onundc^bndin8 of
ndjn$ biolqiel
scicnccs, bor aLso tnoslcd8c of l@al culturcs, mvimmc.ul ccoonics, sd sovcmcnel $rudurcs and dy.mics.
AnoB inEmario.al €spdses ro deal wnn rhis cdpl*nt is lne SF.ies Sufllval Cmntsid (SSC), a cdmissim of IUCIi-The Wodd C.nsedarion
Urnd, Iou.dc! in 1949, the SSC network bas 4,000 voluke. nember sci6ti$, fieLd Ese.rched, sovcnnchbl ofiicirls. rnd msedrLio leade* in 155
coud;es. Iney pnvide bchnial and scimdnc cdnselforbiodivenny @nseffarion pnjecb throushod the *o d, sMnB rs E.ourcr b Eo\ c mmcnh
inrem3rnral.oventi@s, and cmscryalid o4aniaiims.
ssc wo&s princinally $r@sh is nea y lm Speciali$ C.ouF,no$ of qhich repEsen p,nicular tlam oranimal srdps. SSC Sp.ciali$ Groups fmus
on speci.s ei$€r tisrcned wi|h eitinctld o. of sp@ial lnpoedcc b hunm wclfarc. A fcw Boups aE dnciplinaiy vdciinary nedicine, optivc b@ding,
Eintoduclds. inienational t.ade. od vildlfe utiliation.
[ach rdmlmi srdp is cha4ed to r$e$ $e @nscryarim $arus of$e choscn spcies od denhabibb, to ddelop an Acdo. Plan lhar spccfics
conseNarior prioritics, and finaUy b ponorc dc inplenenk.id of the EquiEd aclililies ddined ;n $e Plan. DcveloPins rn Adion Plan may bk. scvcel
non$si rull imrlemcnbtion oI an &rion 4cnda ,nay sps dccadcs. ,^4ion Plans havc bccn cmplctcd by I4 Sp.ciali$ Coups.
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sovcEisn {abs,sovemnenbl asencies, rsarch inslitlrions. and no sovcmmertslor8aniatios b @nsenc tbc soddt natunl heribse. Besides
drycloping SoeBl consefl.lio. pot,cy, such * lhe world ConseraLion SLnt.sy,IUCN nrases cmserydion prcjeds sorld*ide, includin8 prcjc.t m
loPcdl loreis, wedandsin.tue eosyiens, thesahel, and su{dnable ddel.pnenl
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