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The IUCN Species Survival Commission launches a new Red List Authority to assess marine invertebrates

Oryx, 2023
Julia D. Sigwart, Riley Pollom, Monika Böhm   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution, threats and conservation status of Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874), a poorly known cyprinid fish of the Western Ghats freshwater ecoregion

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013
The Red Canarese Barb, Hypselobarbus thomassi (Day, 1874) is an endemic cyprinid fish of the rivers of the Western Ghats of India, which has been listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Like many of its congeners, H.
A. Ali, S. Philip, N. Dahanukar, C.R. Renjithkumar, A. Bijukumar, R. Raghavan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Author Correction: Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol, 2023
Challender DWS, Cremona PJ, Malsch K, Robinson JE, Pavitt AT, Scott J, Hoffmann R, Joolia A, Oldfield TEE, Jenkins RKB, Conde DA, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol, 2023
Challender DWS, Cremona PJ, Malsch K, Robinson JE, Pavitt AT, Scott J, Hoffmann R, Joolia A, Oldfield TEE, Jenkins RKB, Conde DA, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing Red: Inside the Science and Politics of the IUCN Red List

Conservation & Society, 2012
The Red List of Threatened Species™ (hereafter Red List) is the International Union for the Conservation of Nature′s most recognisable product. The Red List categorises the conservation status of species on a global scale using ′the most objective ...
Lisa M Campbell
doaj   +1 more source

Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol, 2021
Harfoot MBJ, Johnston A, Balmford A, Burgess ND, Butchart SHM, Dias MP, Hazin C, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M, Isaac NJB, Iversen LL, Outhwaite CL, Visconti P, Geldmann J.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source