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

Nat Ecol Evol, 2023
Overexploitation is a major threat to biodiversity and international trade in many species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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
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Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol, 2021
The Anthropocene is characterized by unparalleled human impact on other species, potentially ushering in the sixth mass extinction. Yet mitigation efforts remain hampered by limited information on the spatial patterns and intensity of the threats driving
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
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Red List assessment of amphibian species of Ecuador: A multidimensional approach for their conservation. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, but faces severe pressures and threats to its natural ecosystems. Numerous species have declined and require to be objectively evaluated and quantified, as a step towards the development of ...
Ortega-Andrade HM, Rodes Blanco M, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Guerra Arévalo N, López de Vargas-Machuca KG, Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Armijos-Ojeda D, Cáceres Andrade JF, Reyes-Puig C, Quezada Riera AB, Székely P, Rojas Soto OR, Székely D, Guayasamin JM, Siavichay Pesántez FR, Amador L, Betancourt R, Ramírez-Jaramillo SM, Timbe-Borja B, Gómez Laporta M, Webster Bernal JF, Oyagata Cachimuel LA, Chávez Jácome D, Posse V, Valle-Piñuela C, Padilla Jiménez D, Reyes-Puig JP, Terán-Valdez A, Coloma LA, Pérez Lara MB, Carvajal-Endara S, Urgilés M, Yánez Muñoz MH.   +32 more
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Prevalence of sustainable and unsustainable use of wild species inferred from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [PDF]

Conserv Biol, 2022
Unsustainable exploitation of wild species represents a serious threat to biodiversity and to the livelihoods of local communities and Indigenous peoples.
Marsh SME, Hoffmann M, Burgess ND, Brooks TM, Challender DWS, Cremona PJ, Hilton-Taylor C, de Micheaux FL, Lichtenstein G, Roe D, Böhm M.   +10 more
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Evaluating firefly extinction risk: Initial red list assessments for North America. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Fireflies are a family of charismatic beetles known for their bioluminescent signals. Recent anecdotal reports suggest that firefly populations in North America may be in decline.
Fallon CE, Walker AC, Lewis S, Cicero J, Faust L, Heckscher CM, Pérez-Hernández CX, Pfeiffer B, Jepsen S.   +8 more
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Incorporating citizen science into IUCN Red List assessments. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Many citizen scientists are highly motivated to help address the current extinction crisis. Their work is making valuable contributions to protecting species by raising awareness, identifying species occurrences, assessing population trends, and ...
Gallagher R, Roger E, Packer J, Slatyer C, Rowley J, Cornwell W, Ens E, Legge S, Simpfendorfer C, Stephens R, Mesaglio T.   +10 more
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Using Red List Indices to monitor extinction risk at national scales

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
The Red List Index (RLI) measures change in the aggregate extinction risk of species. It is a key indicator for tracking progress toward nine of the Aichi and many proposed post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Targets.
Domitilla Raimondo, Bruce E. Young, Thomas M. Brooks, Pedro Cardoso, Dewidine van derColff, Braulio Ferreira deSouza Dias, Ugo Vercillo, Estevão deSouza, Aino Juslén, Esko Hyvarinen, Lize vonStaden, Krystal Tolley, Philip J.K. McGowan   +12 more
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Incorporating global change reveals extinction risk beyond the current Red List

Current Biology, 2023
Global changes over the past few decades have caused species distribution shifts and triggered population declines and local extinctions of many species.
Shijia Peng, Nawal Shrestha, Yaoqi Li
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Measuring trends in extinction risk: a review of two decades of development and application of the Red List Index. [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
The Red List Index (RLI) is an indicator of the average extinction risk of groups of species and reflects trends in this through time. It is calculated from the number of species in each category on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with trends ...
Butchart SHM, Akçakaya HR, Berryman AJ, Brooks TM, Burfield IJ, Chanson J, Dias MP, Donaldson JS, Hermes C, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M, Luedtke JA, Martin R, McDougall A, Neam K, Polidoro B, Raimondo D, Rodrigues ASL, Rondinini C, Rutherford C, Scott T, Simkins AT, Stuart SN, Vine J.   +23 more
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A framework for evaluating the impact of the IUCN Red List of threatened species. [PDF]

Conserv Biol, 2020
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, a species extinction risk assessment tool, has been guiding conservation efforts for over 5 decades.
Betts J, Young RP, Hilton-Taylor C, Hoffmann M, Rodríguez JP, Stuart SN, Milner-Gulland EJ.   +6 more
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