IUCN SSC Mollusc Specialist Group

More about the Specialist Group

In terms of strategic importance, the Mollusc Specialist Group (MSG)

expects to accomplish the following targets with direct or indirect impacts on the conservation of mollusc biodiversity: 

• Complete the European Union (EU) combined report and presenting to ministers, to inform on the state of biodiversity and the possibility that without actions the EU would not achieve their Aichi Targets
• Develop and test on Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) monitoring protocols for freshwater systems (molluscs – gastropods and bivalves, fish, dragonflies, crustaceans and plants) in Morocco, that could be used in any freshwater system worldwide
• Share knowledge on the conservation actions for land snails on islands: ex situ breeding, management of invasive species and reintroduction and translocation protocols