IUCN SSC Rusts and Smuts Specialist Group
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Overview and description
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This Specialist Group (RSSG) is dedicated to improving our knowledge of the taxonomy of the species, identifying and documenting threats to their survival, and monitoring their conservation.
Group leadership
Prof Cvetomir DENCHEV
More about the Specialist Group
The mission of the Rust and Smut Specialist Group (RSSG) is to promote the study and conservation of the rust and smut fungi by increasing current knowledge on the taxonomy of the species, identifying and documenting threats to the survival of the species, and assessing and monitoring their conservation status.
Specialist Group work
Rust and Smut Specialist Group (RSSG) of the IUCN works to conserve rust and smut fungi by increasing the current knowledge of their taxonomy, identifying threats to their existence, and monitoring their conservation.
Conservation Assessments
Complete assessment of 50 species of smut fungi and rust fungi.
2022 RSSG Annual Report
Learn about SSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous Reports:
2020 RSSG Annual Report
2019 RSSG Annual Report
2018 RSSG Annual Report
2016-2017 RSSG Annual Report