Current Annual Meeting

Current Working Group Topics:

Conservation planning for plants – Share knowledge of, and advance discussions on, conservation planning for plants.

Regional biobanking initiatives – Updates on and discussion of biobanking efforts in Australasia and Southeast Asia with an aim to foster communication and development of regional capacity. Learn more about the working group here.

Conservation planning in Oceania – Welcome CPSG Oceania's new Convenor; learn about and inform the bright future of the CPSG Oceania Regional Resource Center. Learn more about the working group here. 

Regional training and mentoring in species conservation planning – Learn about CPSG's regional initiative to develop capacity for collaborative species conservation planning within AZA institutions, and explore the value of replicating such an initiative in other regions. Learn more about the working group here. 
 

Managing conflict in species conservation planning workshops – Help further develop a training course and materials on managing interpersonal conflicts within species conservation planning workshops.Learn more about the working group here. 
 

Fostering inclusivity in conservation planning – Collaborative conservation planning emphasizes inclusive participation. This working group will learn about and consider the elements of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) and their potential to advance species conservation planning. Learn more about the working group here. 

Designing a PVA training course – Help further develop a training course and materials on conducting a population viability analysis to evaluate the risk of wildlife population decline or extinction. Learn more about the working group here.

Species conservation planning and genetic health – Discussion of of the CBD Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), its goals related to the genetic health of species, and how conservation planning efforts can support these goals. Learn more about the working group here.