IUCN SSC Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

Report 2018 is Available

See the report of our 2018 activities at: http://www.maiisg.com/fotos/publicacoes/1576776849.pdf  

2016-2017 IUCN Atlantic Island Invertebrate SG Report

In the folowing Link: http://gba.uac.pt/fotos/noticias/1534336212.pdf find the 2016-2017 Atlantic Islands Invertebrate SG Report. This report will(...)

Obô Giant Snail Archachatina bicarinata

A home for the Forest Giants: ex-situ efforts for the conservation of the Endangered Obô Giant Snail Archachatina bicarinata The project aimed to(...)

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About Project IUCN SSC Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

 The Atlantic Islands are a geographically discrete grouping, where there is a keen interest and enthusiasm for form a group of people interested in furthering invertebrate conservation.  The group covers all Atlantic Islands. Most of these islands have a high level of invertebrate endemism and numerous species of conservation concern.  The issues facing these islands are similar: habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, invasive species, climate change; and also limited data and lack of(...)

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How many endemic species of arthropods are in Madeira archipelago?

There are about 921 arthropod species and subespecies endemic to Madeira. See also http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_6B.pdf