IUCN SSC Penguin Specialist Group
Overview and description
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This Specialist Group (PSG) provides scientific advice that informs policy and engages people in effective conservation action.
Group leadership
Dr Pablo Garcia BORBOROGLU
More about the Specialist Group
The PSG is the network of specialists working on penguin populations, including various aspects of scientific research and conservation. It facilitates the use of the best available ecological and biological knowledge to further the conservation of all penguin species. The group also mobilizes international and disciplinary expertise about the taxon that can be used to inform local, regional, national and international conservation decisions and policy.
PSG role is critical to influence international conservation issues that require a higher level of political engagement, such as the illegal traffic of penguins, oil pollution, or negative interaction with fisheries at international jurisdictions. It has an impact on international policy that affects national policy and improve its enforcement.
Specialist Group work
Penguins on the IUCN Red List
PSG contributes with input relevant to proposed revisions to penguin Red List categorizations.
2022 PSG’s Annual Report
Learn about PSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous reports:
2021 PSG Annual Report
2020 PSG Annual Report
2019 PSG Annual Report
2018 PSG Annual Report
2016-2017 PSG Annual Report