scholarly journals Additional information on the threatened Cryptocoryne cognata Schott (Araceae): A need for reassessment of the IUCN Red List status

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 8302
Author(s):  
Sidanand V. Kambhar ◽  
Mahendra R. Bhise ◽  
Mayur M. Naik ◽  
Abhijeet L. Parab ◽  
Kamlakar H. Patil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Ecological Preferences ◽  
Additional Information

<p><em>Cryptocoryne cognata</em> Schott is a threatened species distributed in the entire Konkan stretch covering Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It was rediscovered in 1990 after not being documented for one and half centuries. The data concerning its morphology, distribution and ecological preferences are presented in this paper in order to contribute to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) goals and to assist taxonomists in assessing and protecting this species from extinction in future.  </p><div> </div>

IUCN Red List assessment and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: taxonomists must act now

Taxon ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1047-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin W. Callmander ◽  
George E. Schatz ◽  
Porter P. Lowry
Keyword(s):  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Iucn Red List Assessment

scholarly journals IUCN Red List assessment of the Cape Verde endemic flora: towards a global strategy for plant conservation in Macaronesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 180 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Romeiras ◽  
Silvia Catarino ◽  
Isildo Gomes ◽  
Claudia Fernandes ◽  
Jose C. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Iucn Red List Assessment ◽  
Endemic Flora

scholarly journals Conservation Status of Marine Biodiversity in Oceania: An Analysis of Marine Species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth A. Polidoro ◽  
Cristiane T. Elfes ◽  
Jonnell C. Sanciangco ◽  
Helen Pippard ◽  
Kent E. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Conservation Action

Given the economic and cultural dependence on the marine environment in Oceania and a rapidly expanding human population, many marine species populations are in decline and may be vulnerable to extinction from a number of local and regional threats. IUCN Red List assessments, a widely used system for quantifying threats to species and assessing species extinction risk, have been completed for 1190 marine species in Oceania to date, including all known species of corals, mangroves, seagrasses, sea snakes, marine mammals, sea birds, sea turtles, sharks, and rays present in Oceania, plus all species in five important perciform fish groups. Many of the species in these groups are threatened by the modification or destruction of coastal habitats, overfishing from direct or indirect exploitation, pollution, and other ecological or environmental changes associated with climate change. Spatial analyses of threatened species highlight priority areas for both site- and species-specific conservation action. Although increased knowledge and use of newly available IUCN Red List assessments for marine species can greatly improve conservation priorities for marine species in Oceania, many important fish groups are still in urgent need of assessment.

scholarly journals Reintroduction of illegally extracted Melocactus violaceus (Cactaceae) in Brazil

Oryx ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Haissa de Abreu Caitano ◽  
Valquíria Ferreira Dutra ◽  
Rodrigo Theófilo Valadares ◽  
Luana Silva Braucks Calazans
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract Cactaceae is one of the most threatened plant families, in part as a result of the illegal extraction of plants for ornamental use. However, reports of the seizure and reintroduction of cacti are scarce and do not include species of Melocactus, the genus of Cactaceae in Brazil that has the highest number of threatened species. The coroa-de-frade Melocactus violaceus is endemic to Brazil and categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. We report the seizure of 37 individuals of coroa-de-frade extracted illegally from their natural habitat, the results of their reintroduction to Paulo César Vinha State Park, in Espírito Santo state, Brazil, and provide information for environmental monitoring agencies regarding how to proceed in seizure cases, with the goal of minimizing the impacts of this illegal practice on the species. After seizure, 25 individuals were cultivated in a greenhouse and 12 were reintroduced in restinga, the natural area of occurrence of the species. After 6 months, survival was 76% for those individuals cultivated in the greenhouse and 84% for those planted in restinga, showing that rapid reintroduction of species with ornamental appeal, preferentially in their natural habitat, can reduce the impacts of illegal extraction. This reintroduction protocol can be used by managers of conservation units, contributing to the maintenance of threatened cactus species in their natural habitat.

scholarly journals Assessing the effectiveness of Madagascar’s changing protected areas system: a case study of threatened Boraginales

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S. Miller ◽  
Holly A. Porter Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Iucn Red List Categories ◽  
System A ◽  
Red List Categories

AbstractThreat analyses of the Boraginales were conducted and used to assess the effectiveness of Madagascar’s current and proposed protected area systems in conserving the threatened species of a group of plants widespread in Madagascar. Specimen locality data for 52 species of four families of Boraginales were analysed to provisionally assign species to IUCN Red List categories. Six species were excluded from these global analyses as they are non-native and introduced. IUCN’s criterion B, analysis of geographical range, was found to be the most reliable means of estimating threat, and predicted future decline was found to overestimate threat. Twenty-six of the 46 native species of Boraginales were found to be threatened. Sixty-five percent of these have portions of their ranges in the 2002 protected areas system. When the protected areas system was expanded in 2006 the percentage of species with some protected populations increased to 78%. More than 93% would be protected if a series of proposed priority areas for plant conservation were protected. The implications of these analyses for the conservation of plant species in Madagascar are discussed.

scholarly journals The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: an assessment of coral reef fishes in the US Pacific Islands

Coral Reefs ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Zgliczynski ◽  
I. D. Williams ◽  
R. E. Schroeder ◽  
M. O. Nadon ◽  
B. L. Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Coral Reef Fishes ◽  
The Us

scholarly journals Fifty shades of red: Lost or threatened bryophytes in Africa

Bothalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Van Rooy ◽  
Ariel Bergamini ◽  
Irene Bisang
Keyword(s):  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Red List ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
East African ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Regional Red Lists ◽  
Specialist Group ◽  
Threatened Bryophytes

Background: A Red List of threatened bryophytes is lacking for Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Bryophyte Specialist Group has recently launched the ‘Top 10 Initiative’ to identify the 10 species on each continent that are at highest risk of extinction.Objectives: The main aim of this paper was to highlight some of the lost or strongly threatened bryophyte species in sub-Saharan Africa and the East African islands and to draw up a Top 10 list for Africa.Method: Lost or threatened species have been identified with the help of experts on the bryoflora of Africa, global and regional Red Lists and taxonomic literature. Each species on this candidate list is discussed at the hand of its taxonomy, distribution, habitat, threat and current global or regional Red List status as far as previously assessed.Results: Fifty bryophyte species, representing 40 genera and 23 families, have been identified as Top 10 candidates. Of these, 29 are endemic to Africa and 21 are restricted to the East African islands. The majority of the candidate species occur in one of eight ‘biodiversity hotspots’ with most species (19) in the Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands hotspot.Conclusion: This is the first list of lost or threatened bryophytes for Africa and the first Top 10 list of the IUCN Bryophyte Specialist Group. It represents an important step towards regional and global Red List assessment of bryophytes, thus meeting the targets of the Updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2011–2020 and priorities of The Shenzhen Declaration on Plant Sciences.

scholarly journals The Restoration of Erica verticillata

2017 ◽  
pp. 39-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Hitchcock ◽  
Anthony G. Rebelo
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
In Situ Conservation ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Restoration Process

The Threatened Species Programme at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, is integrated to include both ex situ and in situ conservation activities. Plant conservation is driven by South Africa’s Strategy for Plant Conservation which was developed in response to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. This case study examines the conservation of Erica verticillata (whorl heath), a flagship for threatened species at Kirstenbosch, and documents the integration of ex situ with in situ conservation at three areas on the Cape Flats. The whorl heath was thought to be extinct by 1950. Horticulturists have since rediscovered eight clones in botanic gardens worldwide, the Heather Society and commercial growers. Ex situ conservation in botanic garden collections and the Millennium Seed Bank has since allowed in situ conservation in the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos vegetation type. The process of restoring the whorl heath presented many challenges. Initially attempts were hampered by limited available knowledge on suitable niche habitats. Pioneering work carried out at Rondevlei Nature Reserve identified the suitable habitat and this was applied in subsequent in situ work at Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area and at Tokai Park – the only natural areas remaining in or near this species’ historical distribution range. Successful re-establishment of this species depends upon its capacity to recruit after fire, which is an essential ecological process in the fynbos. Many clones have been in cultivation for a long time and are poor seed producers: seed production was first recorded at Rondevlei only after additional clones were planted together. Only one population (Rondevlei) to date has seen a fire and thus has recruited seedlings; however these are competing with vigorous companion plants. The study continues and is currently exploring the role of herbivory in the restoration process. The key lesson learnt to date is the need to include sustainable management of the entire ecosystem in the restoration process and not limit it to single species. Success in restoring a species depends upon a healthy stand of the vegetation type in place, along with pollinators and other key fauna and other natural ecosystem processes. It is recommended that successful re- establishment of a species in fynbos requires the reintroduced population to survive three fire cycles.

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