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What is the IUCN Red List?

Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. ...

What is the IUCN Red List reassessment campaign?

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the IUCN Red List, IUCN and the Red List Partners have launched a global social media campaign to raise awareness and funds to accelerate species assessments and reassessments. The campaign will culminate at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, in October 2025. Learn more about the campaign. ...

What are the goals of the IUCN Red List?

Our current goals, based on the IUCN Red List Strategic Plan (2021-2030), are to have 260,000 species assessed and to reassess 142,000 of those species to ensure the information on their status is up-to-date so that we can monitor trends in change of status. ...

Who are Cefas scientists?

In October last year, three Cefas scientists (Elena Couce, Benjamin Cowburn and Joanna Bluemel) attended a RedList assessment attended a workshop organised by the Coral Specialist Group hosted by the Lee Kong Chain Natural History Museum of Singapore, to complete over 400 outstanding species assessments for the Indo Pacific region. ...

Why is IUCN assessing 900 coral species?

Ultimately, this IUCN assessment provides accurate and up to date information for the global assessment of 900 coral species that will help direct funds and inform future coral conservation efforts trying to halt the loss of biodiversity in this unique ecosystem. ...

How did Cefas become a coral reef assessor?

In 2019 five Cefas staff took IUCN RedList training and examination to become official assessors, along with over 100 coral reef experts from our 30 countries. We were assigned around 20 coral species, based on our taxonomic and geographic expertise, to work on with several other assessors remotely during the pandemic. ...