Last month snail and arthropod experts, farmers, government officials, tourist guides and SSC reps gathered on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, for(...)
HI AIISG MEmbers We are excited to share the latest news about ongoing invertebrate projects in the Atlantic Islands. In this newsletter issue, we(...)
IUCN through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) has awarded the SSC-Chair's Citation of Excellence Award to the SSC ATLANTIC ISLAND INVERTEBRATES(...)
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The Atlantic Islands are a geographically discrete grouping, where there is a keen interest and enthusiasm for form a group of people interested in furthering invertebrate conservation. The group covers all Atlantic Islands. Most of these islands have a high level of invertebrate endemism and numerous species of conservation concern. The issues facing these islands are similar: habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, invasive species, climate change; and also limited data and lack of(...)
The MAIIS Group is building a selection of profiles, where is some of the latest species we have added:
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