Plants, People, Planet, 2023 Societal Impact Statement Despite its importance, biodiversity is declining rapidly. To adequately prioritise conservation efforts, we need to know how threatened species actually are.
Nadja Verspagen, Roy H. J. Erkens
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Helictochloa lusitanica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 [PDF]
, 2018 This species is endemic to northwestern Portugal. It is assessed as Vulnerable based on the very small area of occurrence, approximately 20 km2, although this is likely to be an underestimate, since point records may not available for all subpopulations.
Romero Zarco, Carlos Manuel
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Rediscovery of Hemitrichia leiocarpa (Trichiales, Myxomycetes) in Brazil [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2022 Hemitrichia leiocarpa was collected in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, in 1968, and five decades passed before its second collection in the country.
Jaíne Maria Silva Parentes +1 more
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The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: motivations, challenges, and applications [PDF]
, 2015 In response to growing demand for ecosystem-level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently endorsed new Red List criteria as a global standard for ecosystem risk assessment ...
Adler +69 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 +12 more
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Global Trends in the Status of Bird and Mammal Pollinators [PDF]
, 2015 Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem func-tions and services that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first globalassessment of trends in pollinators, focusing on pollinating birds and mam-mals.
Barnosky +40 more
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A comprehensive floristic knowledge of a fragment of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest [Parque Estadual da Serra da Concórdia], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe "Serra da Concórdia" is part of the Atlantic Forest phytogeographical domain in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and it has a predominant phytophysiognomy of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest. This region underwent intense habitat loss and
Lara Deccache +29 more
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Comparing the IUCN’s EICAT and Red List to improve assessments of the impact of biological invasions [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2020 The IUCN recommends the use of two distinct schemes to assess the impacts of biological invasions on biodiversity at the species level. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Red List) categorises native species based on their risk of extinction.
Dewidine Van der Colff +3 more
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Ways and solutions to preserve the gene pool of rare and endangered plants [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 The article provides an overview of methods of preserving the gene pool of rare plants in Kazakhstan. The topic is topical and the acuteness of the problem is constantly increasing as more and more plants are becoming extinct every year.
Aigerim Yeginbay +7 more
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Ecuadorian Red Lists and the IUCN Red List: A Disconnect [PDF]
Biodiversity Information Science and StandardsUp-to-date and globally available information about the conservation status of biodiversity is of paramount importance, given the accelerating global biodiversity loss. Governments rely on this information for policies on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Alina Freire-Fierro +9 more
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