What is the North American Plant Specialist Group (NAPSG)?
The IUCN, or World Conservation Union, has a volunteer expert network. The largest of the six commissions in the network is the Species Survival Commission (SSC) which works to conserve biological diversity by developing and executing programs to study, save, restore and wisely manage species and their habitats. The SSC seeks to contribute to understanding, appreciation, and commitment. SSC has more than 7,000 individual volunteer members from nearly every country in the world. These members are deployed in 110 Specialist Groups which are categorized in four main taxonomic groups, plants, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals. Each Specialist Group is led by a volunteer Chair. One such group is the North American Plant Specialist Group.
