This list contains 29 entry(ies).
The Mediterranean Red List assessment is a review of the conservation status at regional level of approximately 6,000 species of animals and plants. This report summarizes the results for a key group of Mediterranean biodiversity: saproxylic beetles.
Author(s):
- García, Nieves
- Numa, Catherine
- Bartolozzi, Luca
- Brustel, Hervé
- Buse, Jörn
- Norbiato, Margherita
- Recalde, José Ignacio
- Dodelin, Benoit
- Alcázar, Elisa
- Barrios, Violeta
- Verdugo, Antonio
- Audisio, Paolo
- Micó, Estefanía
- Otero, José Carlos
- Bahillo, Pablo
- Viñolas, Amador
- Valladares, Lionel
- Méndez, Marcos
- El Antry, Salwa
- Galante, Eduardo
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Les 'espèces envahissantes' (souvent appelées ravageurs, mauvaises herbes ou même maladies) sont des plantes, des animaux, des agents pathogènes et d’autres organismes qui sont délibérément ou involontairement emmenés au-delà de leur aire de répartition naturelle par des personnes et qui devienne
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network (CIASNET)
- Western Indian Ocean Network on Invasive Species (WIONIS)
- European Commission
‘Invasive species’ (often called pests, weeds and diseases) are plants, animals, disease agents and other organisms taken beyond their natural range by people, deliberately or unintentionally, and which become destructive to the environment or human livelihoods.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Caribbean Invasive Alien Species Network (CIASNET)
- Western Indian Ocean Network on Invasive Species (WIONIS)
- European Commission
The Lake Victoria Basin is internationally recognised for its high freshwater species diversity and endemism, which are of critical importance to local livelihoods and national economies within the basin.
Author(s):
- Sayer, C.
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism.
Author(s):
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Sayer, C.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot is known to be one of the most biologically rich and complex regions on Earth.
Author(s):
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Numa, C.
- Barrios, V.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are areas contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. KBAs need to be managed to ensure environmental flows are sufficient to support these fragile freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
- Máiz-Tomé, L.
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil A.
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of plants in providing ecosystem services and on their decline – they are one of the essential foundations of healthy ecosystems that we depend on. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Bento Elias, R.
- Christenhusz, M.J.M.
- Dyer, R. A.
- García Criado, M.
- Ivanenko, Y.
- Ivanova, D.
- Lansdown, R. V.
- Molina, J.A.
- Nieto, A.
- Rouhan, G.
- Rumsey, F.
- Troia, A.
- Väre, H.
- Vrba, J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
This report presents the conservation status of the anthozoans occuring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessment of 136 species using the IUCN Red List methodology.
Author(s):
- Bo, Marzia
- Numa, C.
- Otero, María del Mar
Organization(s):
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Ce rapport sur les bonnes pratiques d’application des lois en Afrique souhaite contribuer aux efforts internationaux de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages dans les aires protégées d’Afrique subsaharienne en proposant une étude systématique et fondée sur les faits des pratiques
Author(s):
- D'udine, Floris A.C.
- Henson, David W.
- Malpas, Robert C.
Organization(s):
- BMZ
- Conservation Development Centre (CDC)
- Frankfurt Zoological Society, DE
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The greater Caribbean biogeographic region covered in this report (representing 38 countries and territories) encompasses an outstanding marine bony shorefish richness of approximately 1,360 species, with many (53%) being endemic.
Author(s):
- Carpenter, K.E.
- Linardich, C.
- Ralph, Gina
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Pacific Islands of Oceania are small islands and atolls occurring over a vast expanse of ocean that are characterized by immense biodiversity and endemism. This project represents a major expansion of the coverage of the Pacific Islands’ marine biodiversity on the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Author(s):
- Buchanan, J.R.
- Carpenter, K.E.
- Greenfield, D.W.
- Harvey, M.S.
- Harwell, H.D.
- Larson, H.K.
- Lawrence, A.
- Linardich, C.
- Matsuura, K.
- Motomura, H.
- Munroe, T.A.
- Myers, R.F.
- Pippard, H.
- Ralph, G.M.
- Russell, B.C.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F.
- Thaman, R.R.
- Vié, J.-C.
- Williams, J.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was opened for signature in Washington DC on 3rd March 1973, and to date has 182 Parties from across the world.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- TRAFFIC International
Each year, approximately 300,000 reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus) are harvested from the wild in Indonesia and Malaysia to supply skins for the international trade in exotic leathers.
Author(s):
- Lyons, Jessica A.
- Natusch, Daniel J.D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Boa and Python Specialist Group
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of insects in providing ecosystem services and on the acute decline of many of them. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Nieto, Ana
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- Butterfly Conservation Europe
- De Vlinderstichting, NL
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Author(s):
- Gilardi, Kirsten V. K.
- Gillespie, Thomas R.
- Leendertz, Fabian H.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Travis, Dominic A.
- Whittier, Christopher A.
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Gilardi, Kirsten V. K.
- Gillespie, Thomas R.
- Leendertz, Fabian H.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Travis, Dominic A.
- Whittier, Christopher A.
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
This report aims to contribute to the international effort to combat wildlife crime in Sub-Saharan African protected areas by providing a systematic and evidence-based review of law enforcement practices that have proved to be effective in different situations, and by identifying emerging best pr
Author(s):
- D'udine, Floris A.C.
- Henson, David W.
- Malpas, Robert C.
Organization(s):
- BMZ
- Conservation Development Centre (CDC)
- Frankfurt Zoological Society, DE
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Author(s):
- Gilardi, Kirsten V. K.
- Gillespie, Thomas R.
- Leendertz, Fabian H.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Travis, Dominic A.
- Whittier, Christopher A.
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
La présente analyse de situation a été réalisée pour éclairer les réponses à plusieurs résolutions formulées lors du 5 Congrès mondial de la nature en 2012, concernant l'état critique des grands vertébrés d'Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest.
Author(s):
- Aalen, Frederick H. A.
- Grainger, Matthew J.
- Hibert, Fabrice
- Hoffmann, Michael
- Mallon, David P.
- McGowan, Philip J. K.
- Vliet, Nathalie van
Organization(s):
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- SOS - Save Our Species
The Species Survival Commission (SSC), a science-based network comprising over 9,000 volunteer experts deployed across more than 130 Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities and Task Forces, all working together towards achieving the vision of “A world that values and conserves present
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This situation analysis was undertaken to inform responses to several resolutions made at the 5th World Conservation Congress in 2012 about the plight of large vertebrates in West and Central Africa.
Author(s):
- Aalen, Frederick H. A.
- Grainger, Matthew J.
- Hibert, Fabrice
- Hoffmann, Michael
- Mallon, David P.
- McGowan, Philip J. K.
- Vliet, Nathalie van
Organization(s):
- Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- SOS - Save Our Species
This publication provides for the first time factual information on the status of medicinal plants in Europe. This assessment includes 400 vascular plants from ninety families, and the good news is it shows that only 2.4% of medicinal plants are threatened.
Author(s):
- Allen, David
- Bilz, Melanie
- Leaman, Danna J.
- Miller, Rebecca M.
- Timoshyna, Anastasiya
- Window, Jemma
Organization(s):
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK
- European Commission
- IUCN European Union Representative Office
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Medicinal Plant Specialist Group
