In October 2008, the IUCN Red List web site was given a brand new look. The new site has more functionality than ever before. This also means that the site has more detailed search pages that allow increased flexibility in the searches that can be carried out, introduces the ability to store searches for future use or to share search results with others, and allows users to download range data for mammals and amphibians.
In order to help users to navigate their way through the wider range of functions on the web site, a set of instructions have been developed (The Users’ Guide to the IUCN Red List web site. Version 1.0 (March 2009)) and this document is now available to download from the link below (PDF, 2.47 MB). The document contains several sections, providing guidance on how to search the web site, how to navigate through the species fact sheets, how to save searches and export data from the site, and where to find and download GIS data for amphibians and mammals. Use the index to access the section you want (just click on the topic in the index).
A video tutorial on how to search the IUCN Red List web site is also available (follow the link below).
Links:
- A users' guide to the IUCN Red List web site. Version 1.0 (March 2009)
- Video tutorial: how to search the Red List
The presentation was made by IUCN Councillor and Species Survival Commission Chair, Dr Simon Stuart, representing the IUCN Council, on behalf of the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Sir David had not been able to attend the 2012 Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the announcement of the award had been made, but had sent a moving video message.
Early primate studies were based on a desire to learn more about human evolution by studying our closest living relatives. In recent years, however, research has shown that these animals are not only remarkably interesting in their own way but that they are also an essential component of healthy forests and, therefore, extremely valuable for the vital services they provide to humankind.
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Primate Specialist Group, who dedicated three years of work to this publication, said: “It is a remarkable endeavour, I am privileged to have worked with those who contributed so brilliantly to this extraordinary and unique compilation and, most especially, with the artist Stephen D. Nash who illustrated for the first time and so wonderfully all the primates we know of today. Behind this celebration, however, lies the stark and dismal fact that all are now declining in numbers—so many will soon be lost forever unless the unrelenting destruction of the world’s tropical forests can be stopped—devastating as it is for the survival of both non-human and human primates.”
However, there are concerns about observed declines in some populations, such as the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (
round-trip migration.
their lives. It also highlights the need for governments, conservation organisations and dedicated people to work together for the benefit of migratory birds.
analyze threats facing migratory birds and advise on how to best to address them.
these funding networks. It delivers financial assistance to where it is needed by supporting a project focused on saving the iconic Spoon-billed Sandpiper from extinction. The project aims to prevent further population declines by using breeding programmes and headstarting programmes which give young chicks extra support and has already seen the successful hatching of 26 chicks.
“Well-managed areas host a much greater abundance and variety of species than areas that are not properly looked after,” says IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre. “This, in turn, contributes to enhanced livelihoods of local people who depend on these places for food and income. We’re very excited about this new partnership and look forward to working closely with ATIBT towards a more sustainable management of our forests.”
Spain, Portugal and Greece host the highest proportion of species threatened with extinction at the European level and should act with the greatest urgency. Of the 2,032 species assessed which occur in Spain, 21% are considered threatened at the European level. Fifteen percent of the 1,215 European species occuring in Portugal are threatened, and the same is true for 14% of the 1,684 European species found in Greece.
status of terrestrial molluscs, dragonflies and mammals, such as the European Mink (Mustela lutreola) also raises significant concern. Species are mainly threatened by the loss, fragmentation and degradation of their habitat, due in large part to agricultural and urban expansion, construction of dams and water pollution.
current population declines, in order to avoid species going extinct.
“Conservation works,” says Simon Stuart, Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission. “The increase in the population of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southern Spain from 94 individuals in 2002 to 312 in 2011 is a case in point. The EU and Member States need to continue to act to protect Europe’s invaluable natural heritage. IUCN stands ready to provide the science and support needed to scale up these efforts.”
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The above graph shows the proportion of species threatened at the European level for each EU Member State, based upon the ten European Red Lists produced so far. See 
Individual species profile pages provide an engaging visual view with large images, interactive maps and also include a selection of related species, enabling users to browse and learn about other species. Another new feature on the sub-site allows people to log in with their Facebook or Twitter account and save lists of their favorite species or species they have seen in real life. This new way of interacting with The IUCN Red List will help inspire and educate the general public and future conservationists.
“The declines in some grouper fisheries are alarming,” says Yvonne Sadovy, Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group and lead author of the study. “Most of them are not managed at all and their natural ability to reproduce can’t keep up with increasing demand. The rapidly growing international trade in groupers further reduces their populations.”
luxury restaurant trade. Groupers are the foundation of the US$ 750 million international live reef fish market centered in Hong Kong and growing in mainland China, where consumers are ready to pay over US$ 200 per kilogram of the species. They are also important food fish in developing countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, where pressure to export reef fish is growing, according to the study.
“Overfishing is like mismanaging a bank account,” says Matthew Craig, Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group and one of the authors of the report. “The current fish population is our principle balance, hopefully earning interest in the form of new fish born. If those initial assets are continually withdrawn faster than the interest accumulates, the principle, 
that is the fish out there now, will be quickly depleted. It’s easy to see how rapidly we could lose all the money, or in this case, all of the fish.”
