[PCA] IUCN Species Bulletin - May 2015: Climate Change; Conserving ID Skills; Inherent value of species

[De Angelis, Patricia]

INTERESTINGLY, THIS STUDY, WHICH DREW FROM RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD, FOUND
THAT "STUDIES DIFFERED WIDELY IN TAXONOMIC COVERAGE, BIRDS BEING THE MOST
FREQUENTLY CONSIDERED TAXON, FOLLOWED BY MAMMALS AND PLANTS, WHILE
NON-INSECT INVERTEBRATES WERE SELDOM ASSESSED (FIG. 1). "


*New study provides guidance on assessing species’ vulnerability to climate
change*

Published in Nature Climate Change this study by the IUCN Species Survival
Commission (SSC) Climate Change Specialist Group
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q4U5-1/c.aspx> in collaboration
with other international experts reviews different approaches for assessing
the vulnerability of species to climate change and provides valuable
guidance for conservation practitioners. The study found an imbalance in
the coverage of different species groups and geographic areas, with the
majority of studies focusing on birds, mammals, and plants in North
America, Europe, and Australia. Full story
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q4XJ-1/c.aspx>  access the paper
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q4XK-1/c.aspx>


AN INTERESTING PARTNERSHIP TO KEEP TAXONOMY SKILLS ALIVE!


*Saving Species Experts from extinction*

Scientists in the UK Natural History Museum’s Angela Marmont Centre for UK
Biodiversity have designed a new work-based traineeship called
Identification Trainers for the Future, which aims to pass on the complex
skill of species identification to the next generation - Find out more here
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q9SI-1/c.aspx>
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/our-work/science-society-and-skills/saving-species-experts-from-extinction.html?dm_i=2GI3,9N1D,40EN56,LRSG,1

ACKNOWLEDGING THE INHERENT VALUE OF SPECIES - REMOVING THE "HUMAN VALUE"
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*New paper: The Importance and Benefits of Species*

Published recently in the journal *Current Biology*, advocates a
conservation philosophy that all species are important, no matter their
direct use by humans, apparent value, intelligence or attractiveness. The
default setting for our relationship to all species on Earth should be
“Conservation”, not trying to develop arguments for why a species should be
saved through its current perceived usefulness to humans.  Full story
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q4R4-1/c.aspx>  Access the paper
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-9N1D-40EN56-3Q4R5-1/c.aspx>
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