Reverse the Red at 8th Edition of the Science Summit at the 77th United Nations General Assembly
For Immediate Release: Sep 19, 2022
Contact:
Megan Joyce | communications@reversethered.org
Aritzaith Rodriguez Raymond | ssc@iucn.org
New York, United States - Reverse the Red and IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) experts are convening sessions at the Science Summit at the 77 United Nations General Assembly, from 13 to 30 September 2022 focused on reversing the trend of biodiversity loss.
The goal of Reverse the Red is simple but ambitious: we need to turn around the trends that show we are pushing our environment to the brink. To reverse the trends in species and ecosystem loss we need systemic change, which is why the Reverse the Red movement brings together a diverse coalition of partners to collaborate, scale-up aspirations and impact, and engage people from all walks of life to take action for species and ecosystems.
This Summit mirrors Reverse the Red’s goals, aiming to develop science collaboration to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), bringing together leaders, scientists, technologists, innovators, policymakers, decision-makers, financiers, journalists, and community leaders.
Reverse the Red calls on countries around the world to commit to demonstrating positive progress in their national targets towards the Convention on Biological Diversity port-2020 biodiversity targets. Reverse the Red unites tools and partnerships to support countries and make this a reality. Through clear and intelligent planning, ambitious capacity building, and increased collaborative action we can turn this trend around, we can Reverse the Red.
Dr. Jon Paul Rodríguez, Chair of the IUCN SSC, said:
“Informing evidence-based conservation policy is the ultimate goal of the science produced by SSC groups. We know how to do conservation, and there are many examples of successful recovery of species and ecosystems by proactively designing conservation interventions inspired by the best available data and experience. We know how to do conservation, we just need to do more of it.”
Dr. Rodríguez will be joined by Nahomy De Andrade, Executive Director, IUCN Species Survival Commission, speaking at the first of several Reverse the Red sessions at the Summit, exploring the IUCN’s Centers for Species Survival (CSS) and SSC National Species Specialists Groups, which catalyze species conservation and mobilize national networks.
Reverse the Red is excited to have the Center for Species Survival Argentina and the Center for Species Survival Brazil showcasing their successful efforts to establish conservation hubs and providing recommendations for establishing sustainable and replicable policies in order to ignite cooperation and optimism and Reverse the Red.
Schedule of Reverse the Red Events
September 21, 2022 | 10 am ET | Online
Reverse the Red: Mobilizing national networks to catalyze species conservation
September 27, 2022 | 11 am ET | Online
Center for Species Survival Argentina - Ex-situ conservation as a strategy to REVERSE THE RED: experiences, achievements and next steps
September 27, 2022 | 2 pm ET | Online
Reverse the Red - Center for Species Survival Brazil: a hub to boost conservation efforts for the world’s most biodiverse country
This is a hybrid Summit with more than 270 sessions scheduled to be held in-person and online and participation is completely free. You are cordially invited to join us. To access ours and all sessions, please register through the following link: https://sciencesummitunga.com/agenda/
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About IUCN
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.
Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organisations and some 18,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. www.iucn.org
About the IUCN Species Survival Commission
With over 10,500 members in 174 countries, the Species Survival Commission (SSC) is the largest of the six expert commissions of IUCN and enables IUCN to influence, encourage and assist societies to conserve biodiversity by building knowledge on the status and threats to species, providing advice, developing policies and guidelines, facilitating conservation planning, and catalysing conservation action. Learn more at www.iucn.org/ssc.
About Reverse the Red
Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic action and optimism to ensure the survival of species by reversing negative trends shown on the IUCN Red List through uniting tools and partnerships to catalyze conservation efforts. Reverse the Red puts together a collaborative model and tools to better support government agencies in setting targets, planning and delivering collaborative actions to achieve post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework species targets. https://www.reversethered.org/