The
Arabian Plant Specialist Group (APSG) is a collective of botanists
and conservation scientists in the Arabian countries and is
dedicated to the conservation and systematic studies of the
plant life of the region. It is linked to the global conservation
community through the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of
the IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
Established
in 1996, APSG serves as an important specialist group of the
SSC and currently has a membership of over one hundred scientists
in the Arabian countries including those in several other
countries working on Arabian plants. Dr Abdulaziz Abuzinada,
Secretary General of the National Commission for Wildlife
Conservation and Development (NCWCD) is the founding Chairman
of APSG and its activities are guided by a steering committee
composed of 15 scientists from the region, each representing
a country. >>> More
