October, 2025

Overall

• Sean gave four presentations at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi!
  • “Conservation Genetics and Genomics for Policy and Management, with the Genomics of Brazilian Biodiversity Project”
  • “Hot off the Press: IUCN Guidance document on Biobanking”
  • “Hot Off the Press: IUCN Guidance document on Selecting Species and Populations for Genetic Monitoring”
  • “What is the road towards a standardized, accessible, inclusive assessment approach for conserving genetic diversity”

Publications

• IUCN Guidance Documents. IUCN Species Survival Commission biobanking guidelines for conservation purposes. 2025. Hvilsom, C., Brown, A., Bruford, M., Berner, J., Boettcher, P., Bragg, J., Calatayud, N., Costa, M., Daly, J., Dulloo, E., Fant, J., Goodale, U.M., Habul, A., Hamer, M., Heineman, K., Hoban, S., Hobbs, R., MacDonald, A., Masembe, C., Motato-Vásquez, V., Mullins, P., O´Brien, J., Russo, I-R., Ryder, O., Sole, C., Vergeer, P., Wettberg, E.B.v., Wisely, S. , and Segelbacher, G. https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2025-030-En.pdf
  • This document is an IUCN Guidance Document, a resource to assist in fundamental decisions for establishing, managing and implementing biobanks, whose uses include monitoring biodiversity including assessing genetic diversity, assisted reproductive technology and cloning, and scientific research.