Bryophyte Specialist Group (IUCN SSC)
The Bryophyte Specialist Group [BSG] is one of 130 Specialist Groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission [SSC] who work for the conservation and long-term survival of all organisms globally. One of the key tools of the SSC are the IUCN Red Lists that assess the risk of extinction of the organisms.
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| The mission of the IUCN SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group (BSG) is to promote the exploration of bryological diversity across all geographic scales and its long-term conservation. |
The BSG has currently 29 members, dedicated bryophyte experts from 19 countries, who represent all continents except Antarctica.
The group is led by the co-chairs Irene Bisang and Jacques van Rooy and the Red List Authority Coordinator Ariel Bergamini. They are supported by their home institutions: Swedish Museum of National History, Sweden; South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa; Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland.