Conservation Translocation Guidelines
The IUCN Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations, the reference standard for the discipline.
Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations
Version 1.0, published in 2013 by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. Defines conservation translocation as the deliberate movement of organisms for a measurable conservation benefit, and sets out how to judge, plan and monitor one.
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The guidelines are available in 8 further languages, several with a named institution behind the translation: the Arabic edition was introduced by Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri of the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi; the Chinese edition was produced by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding; and the Korean edition was published by the Species Restoration Technology Institute of the Korea National Park Service. The French text is the one the Council of Europe's Bern Convention Standing Committee circulated after the guidelines were formally adopted in September 2012.
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote the core guidelines?
They were produced by the Reintroduction and Invasive Species Specialist Groups' Task Force on Moving Plants and Animals for Conservation Purposes. Its work was funded by Al Ain Zoo, Abu Dhabi, and the Karl Mayer Foundation, and the published document is 57 pages long.
What does the document define?
It defines conservation translocation as the deliberate, human-mediated movement of living organisms from one area for release or planting in another, carried out for a measurable conservation benefit, and sets out how to judge, plan and monitor one.
How is it different from the older guidelines?
The RSG's original reintroduction guidelines became official IUCN policy in 1995. Version 1.0 of the current guidelines, published in 2013, widens the scope from reintroduction to other conservation translocations, such as reinforcement and assisted colonization.