Specialist Groups allocated with fund for projects that aim to protect lesser known endangered species

Story 07 Dec, 2021

Specialist Groups allocated with fund for projects that aim to protect lesser known endangered species

The recipients of the second round of SSC EDGE Internal Grants have been selected.

Photo: ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC

We are very pleased to announce 8 grants totaling $73,420 to support priorities of the Species Conservation Cycle related to assessment and planning activities. Selected jointly with the (OTEC) team, these are the SSC Groups that will be carrying out projects for EDGE species thanks to this grant:

1) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Madagascar Plant Specialists Group

2) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group

3) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group

4) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Freshwater Plants Specialist Group and ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group

5) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group

6) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Viper Specialist Group

7) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Mushroom, Bracket, Puffball Specialist Group

8) ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� SSC Lagomorph Specialist Group

Congratulations to all!

The SSC Chair’s Office encourages all the Network to apply for future grants rounds and be attentive to the upcoming dates for the 2022 round.

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