People in Nature: Understanding how communities use biodiversity
People in Nature (PiN) provides an assessment framework to aid project development through an understanding of community uses of biodiversity.
Read the full article on IUCNMore than 37,400 species are threatened with extinction
That is still 28% of all assessed species.
Amphibians
41%
Mammals
26%
Conifers
34%
Birds
14%
Sharks & Rays
36%
Reef corals
33%
Selected Crustaceans
28%
Help us make The IUCN Red List a more complete barometer of life.
People in Nature (PiN) provides an assessment framework to aid project development through an understanding of community uses of biodiversity.
Read the full article on IUCNEnsuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, responsible for 40% of the overall extinction risk of amphibians, birds and mammals, according to a paper published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Read the full article on IUCNFollowing population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered.
Read the full article on IUCNEstablished in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a powerful tool to inform and catalyze action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive. It provides information about range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats, and conservation actions that will help inform necessary conservation decisions.
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.
To date, more than 134,400 species have been assessed for The IUCN Red List.
This is an incredible achievement. However, our work is nowhere near complete. We need to more than double the number of wild species (plants, animals and fungi) assessed
Our current goal is to have 160,000 species assessed. Meeting this goal will provide the most up-to-date indication of the health of the world’s biodiversity to guide critical conservation action. This is only achievable with support from people like you.
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