A new report by @IUCN and @ConservationOrg reveals 40% of assessed soil-dependent species are threatened or Data-Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Soil is home to ~59% of Earth's species — and we're only scratching the surface. 🌍
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.
Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction, new IUCN Red List reveals
Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction, new IUCN Red List reveals
IUCN monitors species and ecosystems, and steers policy and action to protect and restore the natural world. Human wellbeing depends on nature and economic development can no longer come at nature’s expense.
International Union for Conservation of Nature – United States, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, supports IUCN and partner organizations working to conserve biodiversity – the variety of life on earth.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), network of environmental organizations founded as the International Union for the Protection of Nature in October 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, to promote nature conservation and the ecologically sustainable use of natural resources.
The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is the IUCN global standard for measuring the severity of environmental impacts caused by animals, fungi and plants living outside their natural range