IUCN Red List & Green Status

Scientists and conservationists across the world have expressed concerns recently that the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is outdated and unreliable.

IUCN

About - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership organization that works to protect nature and natural resources.
Established in - 1948 in Fontainebleau, France.
It was originally called the International Union for the Protection of Nature and later known as the World Conservation Union.
Functions - It provides public, private, and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools to achieve sustainable development.

IUCN’s Red Data List

About - The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the Red Data Book, is a list of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species.
Founded in - 1964
It is the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, backed by 1,300 member organisations and 16,000 experts.
It describes itself as the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
Functions - It provides information about range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats, and conservation actions that will help inform necessary conservation decisions.

IUCN Red List Categories

Green Status of Species (GSS)

GSS is a global standard created by the IUCN to measure how well a species is functioning in its ecological system and how much it has recovered due to conservation efforts.
The GSS classifies species into 9 Species Recovery Categories which indicate the extent to which species are depleted or recovered compared to their historical population levels.
The GSS became an optional part of Red List assessments in 2020.

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