Cumming, D., 1987. Zimbabwe and the conservation of black rhino. Zimbabwe Science News 21 (5/6): 59-62, figs. 1-3
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IUCN, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, has a major network of largely honorary members comprising scientists, conservationists, and administrators vvho provide specialist information, advice and services to the Union. These members operate through a series of commissions and specialist groups supported by a core executive staff based mainly at the IUCN headquarters in Switzerland. The largest Commission is the Species Survival Commission (SSC) which has some 90 Specialist Groups and whose task is 'to prevent the extinction of species, subspecies and discrete populations of fauna and flora thereby maintaining genetic diversity of the living resources of the planet'. One of the SSC's specialist groups is that of the African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group (AERSG) which has its headquarters in Harare. The group's 34 members are drawn from 16 countries in Africa. The primary role of the AERSG is to monitor the numbers and distribution of rhino and elephant in Africa, identify and investigate key conservation problems and threats to these populations, and advise on priorities for action to conserve rhino and elephant in Africa. This is done partly through. an Action Plan which is updated annually and published in Pachyderm, the AERSG newsletter.
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