IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Colombian Plant Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:

The Specialist Group generates baseline information to support decision - making for plant conservation by different stakeholders in Colombia.

Group leadership

Prof Cristina LOPEZ-GALLEGO

Red List Authority Coordinator

I am Mexican-Colombian. I have a B.Sc. in Biology (University of Antioquia, Colombia) and a PhD in Conservation Biology (University of New Orleans, USA). I am a professor at the Biology Institute of University of Antioquia (Colombia). I work on population biology of plants and species conservation, focusing on Cycads (Zamia) in South America.

Dr Carolina CASTELLANOS

Co-Chair

Mr Nestor GARCÍA

Red List Authority Coordinator

More about the Specialist Group

The CPSG is advancing the National Red List for the plants of Colombia. This information on red list assessments is being used to inform conservation planning, in terms of updating national legislation, providing inputs to update or formulate conservation action plans for species groups and implementing the KBA (Key Biodiversity Areas) programme in Colombia.

The mission of the Colombian Plant Specialist Group is to provide scientific information for conservation planning and action for the plants of Colombia, including knowledge and education products for a diversity of public and private stakeholders interested in plant and biodiversity conservation.