World Congress of Malacology Antwerp ... - Unitas Malacologica

SATURDAY 21 JULY
IUCN SSC Specialist Group meeting on a Global Freshwater Initiative 21st July 2007
Convened by the IUCN SSC Mollusc Specialist Group - Contact: Mary Seddon
Global Molluscan Assessment Workshop
This is open to all interested in assessing the conservation status of Molluscs using the IUCN
Categories and Criteria and using the IUCN Species Information Service Data Entry Module.
No registration fee will be charged.
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome to IUCN Mollusc Specialist Workshop;
an overview of the Global Mollusc Assessment proposal.
Mary Seddon & Annabelle Cuttelod (IUCN Mediterranean Office)
09:45 – 11:00 An introduction to using the IUCN Categories and Criteria (version 3.1) for
Mollusca.
Mary Seddon (based on IUCM training programme)
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee/Tea
11:15 – 12:00 Questions and Answers session about using SIS DEM module & IUCN
Categories and Criteria.
12:00 – 13:00 Open discussion forum about a establishing a Global Assessment programme
for Mollusca.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Lecture hall U 024
14:00 – 14:15 The African project: lessons learned and overview of results.
14:15 – 14:30 North American Asssessment project progress.
14:30 – 17:00 Potential breakout groups:
Breakout group 1: North African Interim Assessments: closed session for
current participants.
Breakout group 2: Mediterranean Assessment; open session for those
interested in contributing data and species assessments for a Mediterranean
Assessment.
Breakout group 3: Freshwater Assessments: open session working through
examples of how to make a Red List assessment.
Breakout group 4: Rest of African Assessment; open session for those
interested.
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