{"id":26279,"date":"2024-07-25T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bornfree.org.uk\/?page_id=26279"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:44:24","slug":"iucn-red-list-of-threatened-species","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bornfree.org.uk\/animals\/iucn-red-list-of-threatened-species\/","title":{"rendered":"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT IS THE IUCN?<\/h2>\n

Established in 1948, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has become the world\u2019s largest environmental network.<\/p>\n

IUCN is a membership union bringing together more than 1,400 government and civil society organisations with a global network of 16,000 experts. Member organisations can be government agencies, subnational governments, national and international non-governmental organisations or indigenous people\u2019s organisations as well as states and political\/economic integration organisations (e.g., the European Union).<\/p>\n

Under the IUCN\u2019s Code of Conduct, members are expected to contribute to the objectives of the IUCN and can be suspended or expelled \u201cshould any Member act persistently in a manner seriously inconsistent with the objectives of IUCN\u201d.<\/p>\n

IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the conservation measures that should be implemented to protect it. The Union\u2019s broad membership creates a space for governments, non-governmental organisations, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples\u2019 organisations and other to work advance sustainable development and create a world that values and conserves nature.<\/p>\n

WHAT IS THE IUCN RED LISTT?<\/h2>\n

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species\u2122<\/a> is the most comprehensive source of information on the extinction risk of animals, fungi and plants.<\/p>\n

Species are classified<\/a> into one of the IUCN Red List Categories depending on their risk of extinction. For each species on the list, the IUCN Red List provides information on the distribution of the species, global and local population sizes, habitat and ecology, the global use or trade in that species, the threats it faces and the conservation actions that are being implemented to protect it.<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IUCN RED LIST CATEGORIES?<\/h2>\n

The IUCN Red List Categories indicate how close a species is to becoming extinct. Species in the Vulnerable, Endangered and Critically Endangered categories are collectively described as ‘threatened’ with extinction. The nine Red List Categories are shown below:<\/p>\n

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The IUCN Red List Categories \u00a9 International Union on the Conservation of Nature<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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