Conservationists are striving to assess all of the world’s terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and subterranean ecosystems by 2025, and to create the first IUCN Red List of Ecosystems of the WorldPublicationJournal ArticleS.A.P.I.E.N.S.
Dozens of scientists convened in Costa Rica in May 2012 to assess more than 400 reptile species for the IUCN Red List.PublicationJournal ArticleHerpetological Review
With biodiversity under increasing pressure and continuing to disappear, protected areas a a core strategy for conserving what's left.PublicationJournal ArticlePLoS ONE
We know that conserving important sites prevents extinctions and biodiversity loss. But do they benefit human communities, too?PublicationJournal ArticlePLoS ONE
NatureServe's project “Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Conditions across Landscape Regions – a Multi-metric Approach” was conducted with the natural heritage programs of Indiana and Michigan, and included assessment of roughly 360 wetland sites in those two states. PublicationJournal Article
Main elements of this project include: the suitability of existing spatial datasets and classification systems as the basis for sampling design, metrics for various aspects of wetland condition, and synthesizing the results into an ecological integrity scoring system. PublicationJournal Article
