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Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.
The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a powerful tool to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive.
The proportion of extant (i.e., excluding Extinct) species in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2 assessed in each category for the more comprehensively assessed (i.e., at least 80% of the group has been assessed) groups containing ≥150 species.
Established in 1964, the IUCN 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.
Increase in the number of species assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ [blue line: 2000–2024 (version 2024-2)] and number of species still to assess to reach the 260,000 target (red dotted line).
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the most comprehensive compendium of information on the global conservation status of animal, plant and fungi species. Systematically collated, the IUCN Red List showcases the changing state of life on earth
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the global standard for assessing the risk of extinction that individual species of animal, fungus, and plant face. But we also need an optimistic vision of species conservation that presents a road map for recovery.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is essentially a checklist of taxa that have undergone an extinction risk assessment using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™ is the world's most comprehensive information source on the extinction risk of animals, fungi and plants. Assessors place species into one of the IUCN Red List Categories, based on a series of assessment criteria.
Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.