IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Hawaiian Islands Plant Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:: Continues to work collaboratively to prevent species extinctions through in situ management and ex situ propagation, develop best management practices to support those efforts, communicate urgent ...
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Continues to work collaboratively to prevent species extinctions through in situ management and ex situ propagation, develop best management practices to support those efforts, communicate urgent needs and work together to address them, and identify next steps for the conservation of native habitats in Hawaiian.

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Group leadership

Dr Lauren WEISENBERGER

Chair

Mr Matt KEIR

Red List Authority Coordinator

The mission of the Hawaiian Islands Plant Specialist Group (HIPSG) is to prevent the extinction of native Hawaiian plants and provide for their recovery through a cooperatively administered off-site plant conservation system, in collaboration with on-site management partners to sample, propagate and reintroduce rare plants; and to advance the preservation of native plants and their habitats through effective communication and public education.

Specialist Group work

Draft new best management practices for conservation collections at botanical gardens, develop an evaluation and ranking process to determine at-risk species that are not currently federally listed, and submit Red List assessments, currently one-third of the flora has been initiated or assessed.