scholarly journals Redlistr: tools for the IUCN Red Lists of ecosystems and threatened species in R

Ecography ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1050-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin K. F. Lee ◽  
David A. Keith ◽  
Emily Nicholson ◽  
Nicholas J. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Iucn Red Lists

Using species distribution models for IUCN Red Lists of threatened species

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien P. Fivaz ◽  
Yves Gonseth
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Iucn Red Lists

Impacts of tourism on threatened species in the Pacific region: a review.

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Iucn Red Lists

The Pacific region has high levels of endemism and contains three of the world’s global biodiversity hotspots. Despite its conservation significance, the region faces difficulties in protecting its biodiversity primarily due to restricted knowledge, limited local capacity and financial constraints. Tourism has been increasingly promoted in the region as a means of promoting and financing conservation activities. To date however, there have been few studies looking at the impacts of increasing tourism on biodiversity in the Pacific. This paper reviews publicly available data on the contribution of tourism to the threatened status of Pacific biodiversity. The ~1900 IUCN Red listed species in the region are threatened by a number of factors that can be grouped into four major processes; habitat loss (55%), overexploitation (32%), invasive species (22%) and pollution (14%). Tourism, as a specific threatening process, affects 15% of all assessed listed species with its impacts more apparent in countries with relatively large and significant tourism industries. Most of the individual species reported as threatened by tourism are corals (83%). Terrestrial species may be equally threatened but the absence of National Lists of threatened species and incomplete IUCN Red Lists for all countries in the region highlights significant knowledge gaps making it difficult to fully assess the impacts of tourism on all taxa. While sustainable tourism development currently appears to be a suitable income-generating and conservation-promoting activity in the region, the short and long-term impacts of this development must be carefully monitored and addressed.

scholarly journals New and interesting records of jewel and longhorn beetles from Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy (Coleoptera: Buprestidae and Cerambycidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Vladimir Sakalian ◽  
Enrico Migliaccio ◽  
Franco Tassi ◽  
Danail Doychev ◽  
Georgi Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Iucn Red Lists ◽  
Near Threatened

The present article lists distributional data about 19 taxa, which are new records for the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, respectively – 16 jewel and 3 longhorn beetles. Data about 4 Italian endemics (2 buprestids and 2 cerambycids) are listed, and the category of risk according to the Italian IUCN Red Lists is also indicated for each species (when available); among the listed species, 1 is Endangered, 1 is Near threatened and 27 are Least concern.

Identifying threatened species in the "south" using new criteria

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Stattersfield
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
New Criteria ◽  
Clear Objective

The first application of the new IUCN threatened species categories to birds is reviewed. The advantage of this system is that it is characterized by clear, objective, quantitative criteria. However, for many species, requisite numerical data are lacking, and the magnitude of potential threats has to be inferred. Numbers of threatened species are compared for South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Indo-Pacific Islands. Further analysis identifies the most important countries in terms of priority for conservation action for threatened species, the key habitats for their survival and the main dangers faced. The changes between successive Red Lists indicate a possible extinction crisis of considerable magnitude, whereby half the world's birds could disappear in 800 years. Averting this crisis requires identifying and protecting sites where suites of threatened species co-occur.

scholarly journals Anthropomorphic Factors Influencing Spanish Conservation Policies of Vertebrates

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Martín-Forés ◽  
Berta Martín-López ◽  
Carlos Montes
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Human Neonates ◽  
Species Priority Setting

National and international reports developed for the International Year of Biodiversity concluded that we have failed to meet the 2010 biodiversity target. There is an urgent need to analyze current policies for biodiversity conservation. We examined the anthropomorphic factors underlying the threatened species listings (both red lists and legal lists) and funding allocation for the conservation of vertebrates in Spain at different organizational levels, from the global to subnational level. Our results reveal a strong effect of anthropomorphic factors on conservation policies, mainly legal listings and species priority setting at national scale. Specifically, we found that those vertebrates that are phylogenetically close to humans or physically similar to human neonates tend to receive more conservation attention. Based on results, we suggest recommendations to improve conservation policies in Spain.

Local and expert knowledge improve conservation assessment of rare and iconic Fijian tree species

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Keppel ◽  
Alifereti Naikatini ◽  
Isaac A. Rounds ◽  
Robert L. Pressey ◽  
Nunia T. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Conservation Threats

In many developing countries, threatened species lists are unavailable and IUCN Red Lists are very incomplete. Because limited resources are available for conservation in developing countries, detailed field assessments and scientific study of threatened species are often not feasible. However, considerable knowledge about biodiversity exists among experts and local land users. We used questionnaires as part of field surveys to compile information about the abundance, conservation threats, distribution, and ecology of populations of four threatened and iconic target species in Fiji (Acmopyle sahniana, Dacrydium nausoriense, Podocarpus affinis [all Podocarpaceae], and Cynometra falcata [Leguminosae]). These questionnaires were completed in the field for all known populations by an assessor, compiling field observations and measurements with information from local land users and local and outside experts. For the four species in this study, the questionnaires improved estimates of population size, identified previously unknown populations, provided estimates of regeneration, and identified key conservation threats. Species of highly fragmented remnants in drier climates were less protected than those in more contiguous forests of moist climates. The methods employed provided rapid, cost-effective information that can be used to revise IUCN Red List and conservation status assessments and are applicable to other Pacific Island and developing countries.

scholarly journals The importance of addressing different Red Lists in conservation studies: an analysis comparing the conservation status of Brazilian mammals

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
M. C. Drago ◽  
D. Vrcibradic
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Red Lists

Red Lists are important conservation tools because they attempt to estimate the extinction risks of species. We compared the conservation status of Brazilian mammals presented in the Brazilian Red Book with those presented in the IUCN Red List, highlighting the importance of each list and why they should be used jointly. Out of 636 species, 181 were considered endemic to Brazil and 121 were considered threatened by at least one of the lists. Considering the complete database, 86 % of the species had the same status on both lists, whereas only 48 % of the threatened species had the same status. Some possible factors responsible for variations are the period in which the evaluations were carried out, the evaluation process and the fact that a species threatened nationally may not be threatened globally. We recommend that communication should be improved, that lists should be kept updated, and that both the type of information and the data itself to be used in the assessments should be standardized.

scholarly journals Fisheries, life-history and conservation status of the catfish pirá Conorhynchos conirostris (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Lima Godinho ◽  
Hugo Pereira Godinho
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Fishery Resource ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Iucn Criteria

ABSTRACT Pirá, Conorhynchos conirostris (Valenciennes, 1840), a large migratory catfish endemic to the São Francisco River (SFR), is listed as threatened in the red lists of both Brazil and the state of Minas Gerais. Although fishing for pirá has been prohibited, it is still an important fishery resource, particularly in the middle SFR. We used historical and current occurrence and abundance data regarding pirá to determine if it meets the IUCN criteria of a threatened species. Pirá occurs in the main course of the SFR as well as in its major tributaries. Unlike the most well-known migratory fishes of the SFR, pirá does not use floodplain lakes as nurseries. In the first half of the 20th century, pirá occurred from the upper to the lower SFR. Currently, it is most abundant in the middle SFR, and is rare in the upper SFR and even rarer in the sub-middle SFR. Pirá has not been captured in the lower SFR since around the mid-1980’s. Despite the reduction in its geographic distribution, we did not find evidence to justify considering pirá as threatened. Thus, we recommend that it be removed from the red lists of Brazil and the state of Minas Gerais.

scholarly journals Conservation of terrestrial invertebrates: a review of IUCN and regional Red Lists for Myriapoda

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 930 ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
Manoela Karam-Gemael ◽  
Peter Decker ◽  
Pavel Stoev ◽  
Marinez I. Marques ◽  
Amazonas Chagas Jr
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Current Conservation ◽  
Terrestrial Invertebrates ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Limit Protection ◽  
Regional Red Lists

Red Listing of Threatened species is recognized as the most objective approach for evaluating extinction risk of living organisms which can be applied at global or national scales. Invertebrates account for nearly 97% of all animals on the planet but are insufficiently represented in the IUCN Red Lists at both scales. To analyze the occurrence of species present in regional Red Lists, accounts of 48 different countries and regions all over the world were consulted and all data about myriapods (Myriapoda) ever assessed in Red Lists at any level assembled. Myriapod species assessments were found in eleven regional Red Lists; however, no overlap between the species included in the global IUCN Red List and the regional ones was established. This means that myriapod species considered threatened at regional level may not be eligible for international funding specific for protection of native threatened species (more than US$ 25 million were available in the last decade) as most financial instruments tend to support only threatened species included in the IUCN Red List. As the lack of financial resources may limit protection for species in risk of extinction, it is urgent to increase the possibilities of getting financial support for implementation of measures for their protection. A Red List of all Myriapoda species recorded in Red Lists at national or local (596) and global (210) scales totaling 806 species is presented. This list shows for the first time an overview of the current conservation status of Myriapoda species. Here, the urgent need of establishing a Myriapoda Specialist Group in the Species Survival Commission of IUCN is also stressed.

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