In this issue, we report the completion of the Integral conservation planning workshop for Copiapoa and give you an update on the repatriated Copiapoa. We welcome seven new members and our new Program Officer, and report the passing of Dr. Eloy Solano Camacho and Dra. Adriana E. Hoffmann J. In addition, the Newsletter has three conservation articles, one on systematics, and one on a new cactus academic assocation.
In this issue, we are excited to share that we were awarded the “Citation of Excellence 2021” granted by the IUCN SSC for our outstanding performance during 2020. Besides the celebration of the end of the year, we also celebrate the completion of the 2017-2020 quadrenium, which took place in September 2021, during the IUCN World Conservation Congress. In addition, we want to present the CSSG Newsletter in its new format.