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Project  |  2014

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems in the Americas; documenting the relative at-risk conservation status of ecosystem types

Product  |  2014

Conservation Rank Calculator

An automated tool to assess the extinction risk of species and the elimination risk of ecosystems using standard methods

Project  |  2014

Wetland Mitigation – Ecological Performance Standards

Providing measures that help ensure that mitigated wetlands meet their performance goals.

Project  |  2014

Global Amphibian Assessment

One-third of Earth’s amphibian species threatened with extinction

Project  |  2014

International Vegetation Classification

A panorama from polar tundra to tropical rain forests, with a zoom focus from global to local

Publication  |  2014

Red Listing Central American Squamates

Dozens of scientists convened in Costa Rica in May 2012 to assess more than 400 reptile species for the IUCN Red List.

Project  |  2014

U.S. National Vegetation Classification

This system is critical to the efficient stewardship of the Nation’s biological resources.

Project  |  2014

Finding At-Risk Plants and Animals on Forest Lands

Information and tools to help land managers find locations of rare species on the landscapes they manage and plan for their protection

Publication  |  2014

Conserving Critical Sites for Biodiversity Provides Disproportionate Benefits to People

We know that conserving important sites prevents extinctions and biodiversity loss. But do they benefit human communities, too?

Publication  |  2014

Protecting Important Sites for Biodiversity Contributes to Meeting Global Conservation Targets

With biodiversity under increasing pressure and continuing to disappear, protected areas a a core strategy for conserving what's left.