The IUCN SSC Cycad Specialist Group (CSG) has released its 2024–2025 report, highlighting major global progress in cycad conservation.

Key achievements include updated IUCN Red List assessments for East African species, new recovery plans and conservation workshops across six countries, strengthened ex situ assurance colonies for critically endangered species, and growing international collaboration through the Global Conservation Consortium for Cycads.

Read the full report below.

2024-2025 IUCN SSC Cycad SG Report_Publication

The Subgroup on Invasive Pests has published a review of biocontrol agents and the process of their introduction into infected wild populations of cycads. Click below to download.

Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (CAS) Biocontrol

The Cycad Specialist Group is pleased to present Volume 2 of the ‘Handbook of Cycad Cultivation and Landscaping’, a comprehensive guide for cycad enthusiasts, horticulturists, and conservationists. This guide consolidates essential knowledge about cycad care, propagation, and conservation, providing accessible insights for botanical gardens, nurseries, and serious hobbyists. It features practical tools such as the Decision Table, which offers at-a-glance advice on soil requirements, irrigation, pest tolerance, and landscaping considerations. The handbook also addresses the challenges of growing cycads in various climates and environments. A supplemental spreadsheet for the handbook with data for different species is provided here.  We hope this resource inspires and equips readers to contribute to the understanding and protection of cycads worldwide, fostering appreciation for their unique beauty and ecological importance. This is the Second Edition of the original handbook published in 1995, available for download below.  

We are excited to announce the publication of the latest issue of CYCADS, the official newsletter of IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group. Please see inside for important updates in cycad conservation.

ISSN 2473-442X 
CYCADS
Vol. 6 Issue 1, January 2022

Official Newsletter of
Cycad Specialist Group
Species Survival Commission
International Union for Conservation of Nature

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Cycad Biology and Conservation: The 9th International Conference on Cycad Biology is now available!

For contents and ordering information, including online access, please see this link. The CSG is grateful to NYBG Press for producing this volume. Corresponding authors will receive a shipped copy courtesy of Montgomery Botanical Center. 

A video from The New York Botanical Garden highlights the important contributions of this new book:

We are excited to announce the publication of the latest issue of CYCADS, the official newsletter of IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group. Please see inside for important updates in cycad conservation.

ISSN 2473-442X 
CYCADS 
Vol. 3 Issue 2 December 2018

Official Newsletter of
Cycad Specialist Group
Species Survival Commission
International Union for Conservation of Nature

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The Official 2016-2017 Report for the Cycad Specialist Group is now published. This report will be available on the IUCN SSC website as part of the overall Species Survival Commission report. 

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