Question

What is a survival commission?

Answer 1

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is a science-based network of more than 7,500 volunteer experts from almost every country of the world, all working together towards achieving the vision of, "A just world that values and conserves nature through positive action to reduce the loss of diversity of life on earth".

Answer 2

Species Survival Commission (SSC) is one of six commissions committees in the World Wildlife Conservation Union ( IUCN ), whose purpose is to map the soil's condition within its field and to provide members with knowledge and advice on environmental issues. SSC consists of a scientific network of more than 10,000 volunteer professionals, distributed in more than 140 specialist groups, providing advice on technical aspects of conservation of biodiversity . The Commission oversees the state and threats of all world species , including entries on the IUCN Red List . SSC's specialist groups work with specific groups or species .