Photo: IUCN IUCN 2020. Since then it has been used as the standard for global Red List assessments published on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.It is also used alongside the Guidelines for Application The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is the world's main authority on the conservation status of animals. Established in 1964, the IUCN 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. critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive. You will find useful resources and especially online training on the IUCN Red List website. Read more about the science behind the categories. To date, more than 120,000 species have been assessed for The IUCN Red List. This update completes a revision of all African primate assessments, concluding that over half of all primate species in the rest of Africa are under threat. These criteria are relevant to most species and all regions of the world. Contact us and see how you can get involved! On International Gibbon Day, IUCN Save Our Species announces it is launching a new Gibbon conservation initiative this year to save four Critically Endangered and Endangered gibbon species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced its Red List’s final update of 2019 on December 10th. Source of the above list [Downloaded on 29 January 2010]: This page was last edited on 11 November 2020, at 06:17 (UTC). In full, it’s called The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species TM, and BirdLife International is the authority for birds, coordinating the process of evaluating all of the world’s bird species against the Red List categories and … Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2020 (IUCN) – Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Photo: IUCN, Photo: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Read to know more about the IUCN Red List and species in the critically endangered list from India. Version 2020-2. Gland, Switzerland, 10 December 2019 (IUCN) – Conservation efforts have led to improvements in the status of ten species, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. The IUCN Red List is an authoritative indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) and Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be threatened with global extinction. Read more about the science behind the assessments. The IUCN Red List, like any categorical imperiled species classification, must make normative decisions that include risk tolerance in the designation of category boundaries; see IUCN (2001) for more details, and Mace et al. ©2020 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List, Conservation efforts bring cautious hope for African rhinos - IUCN Red List, Species recoveries bring hope amidst the biodiversity crisis - IUCN Red List, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), national and international government agencies, conservation-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Annual UN Sustainable Development Goals reports, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, UN Convention on Biological Diversity Global Biodiversity Outlook, Ramsar Convention Global Wetlands Outlook, WWF Living Planet Report, BirdLife International State of the World’s Birds, and Royal Botanic Garden Kew’s State of the World’s Plants. The IUCN Red List assesses the conservation status of species at a global level, drawing on expert knowledge from around the world. With its strong scientific base, the IUCN Red List is recognised as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity. This includes the recovery of the Guam Rail, a bird previously listed as Extinct in the Wild. The RLI is available for groups in which all species have been assessed at least twice. See more IUCN Red List publications and IUCN Red List assessments in the IUCN online Library. Species categorized as Extinct In The Wild (EW). A taxon is Near Threatened (NT) when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future. India has 7-8% of all recorded species, including over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals. 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. The RLI clearly demonstrates that the status of these five major groups continues to decline. 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. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct. Currently, the Index is available for five groups : birds, mammals, amphibians, corals and cycads. This website was made possible through generous support from: You must log in to access advanced IUCN Red List functionality. Visit the Red List website We need to more than double the number of wild species (plants, animals and fungi) assessed. The IUCN Red List Index is used by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to monitor progress towards achieving the Aichi Targets. Learn more about the experts and browse the IUCN SSC Specialist Groups directory. Assessing the status of a species is important to prioritise conservation measures and assess their effectiveness. Red List assessments highlight the extinction risk faced by plant species in the wild, raise awareness for the need to protect them and aid prioritisation for plant conservation efforts.