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| Organisation Reference | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Species Survival Commision, June 2000 |
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| Notes | IUCN-The
World Conservation Union, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) has for almost
four decades been assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and
even selected sub-populations on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with
extinction, and therefore promote their conservation. Although today we are operating in a
very different political, economic, social and ecological world from that of the first
IUCN Red Data Book, the SSC remains firmly committed to providing the world with the most
objective, scientifically-based information on the current status of globally threatened
biodiversity. The taxa assessed for the IUCN Red List are the bearers of genetic diversity
and the building blocks of ecosystems and information on their conservation status and
distribution provides the foundation for making informed decisions about preserving
biodiversity at local to global levels The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction. The IUCN Red List also includes information on taxa that are categorized as Extinct or Extinct in the Wild; on taxa that cannot be evaluated because of insufficient information; and on Lower Risk taxa which are either close to meeting the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened were it not for an ongoing taxon-specific conservation programme. |
| Dates Referenced | June 2000, August 2005, May 2006, June 2006 |
| Contact Details | IUCN/SSC UK Office, 219c Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1223 277966 Fax: +44 (0)1223 277845 |
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