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IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group
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IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group

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Description:
We envision marine turtles fulfilling their ecological roles on a healthy planet where all peoples value and celebrate their continued survival. Our mission is to develop and support strategies, set ...
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We envision marine turtles fulfilling their ecological roles on a healthy planet where all peoples value and celebrate their continued survival. Our mission is to develop and support strategies, set priorities, and provide tools that promote and guide the conservation of marine turtles and their habitats.
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Group leadership

Dr Paolo CASALE
Co-Chair
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Mr Roderic MAST
Co-Chair
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Dr Bryan WALLACE
Commission Member
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Dr. Wallace is a bilingual (English and Spanish) wildlife ecologist specializing in “collaborative conservation”. His work integrates primary research, collaboration, and facilitation to assess how people affect natural resources and to develop strategies for resource management within limited budgets. He has extensive experience in collaborative projects dealing with wildlife monitoring research and management in international (mainly Latin America and US) geographies. Dr. Wallace has specialized expertise in marine turtle biology and conservation, particularly in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean. During his career across academia, non-profit and for-profit sectors, working with many different stakeholders, Dr. Wallace learned that balance among perspectives and priorities is the key to effective science and successful conservation solutions. 

Dr. Wallace is a bilingual (English and Spanish) wildlife ecologist specializing in “collaborative conservation”. His work integrates primary research, collaboration, and facilitation to assess how ...

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The MTSG is responsible for providing information on the seven species of marine turtles and is regarded as the global authority on marine turtles.

How we accomplish it:

  1. Providing advice and practical support to marine turtle conservationists.
  2. Using and synthesizing multidisciplinary research and methods.
  3. Building and promoting partnerships between diverse stakeholders including local communities.
  4. Building capacity to educate, inspire, and empower people to ...
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More about the Specialist Group

The MTSG is responsible for providing information on the seven species of marine turtles and is regarded as the global authority on marine turtles.

How we accomplish it:

  1. Providing advice and practical support to marine turtle conservationists.
  2. Using and synthesizing multidisciplinary research and methods.
  3. Building and promoting partnerships between diverse stakeholders including local communities.
  4. Building capacity to educate, inspire, and empower people to conserve marine turtles and their habitats.
  5. Recognizing that marine turtles are a shared international resource and integrating local, national, and international conservation efforts.
  6. promoting long-term conservation and population monitoring efforts that anticipate environmental change.
  7. Recognizing that marine conservation is integrally linked to broader conservation issues.
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MISSION
To develop and support strategies, set priorities, and provide tools that promote and guide the conservation of marine turtles, and their ecological roles and habitats.

VISION
We envision marine turtles fulfilling their ecological roles on a healthy Planet where all Peoples value and celebrate their continued survival.

Specialist Group work

MTSG focus on developing and supporting strategies, setting priorities, and providing tools that promote and guide the conservation of marine turtles and their habitats.

Understanding threats to Marine Turtles

Providing information to the IUCN on biodiversity conservation, the inherent value of species, their role in ecosystem health and functioning, the provision of ecosystem services, and their support to human livelihoods.

Marine turtles on the IUCN Red List

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MTSG  assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to inform conservation efforts.

Annual Report

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Photo: Brian Hutchinson

Photo: Brian Hutchinson

Photo: Brian Hutchinson

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