The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
is central in biodiversity conservation, but insufficient resources hamper its long-term growth …

Aim To analyse the conservation status of tropical dry forests at the global scale, by
combining a newly developed global distribution map with spatial data describing different …

The rapid expansion of human activities threatens ocean-wide biodiversity. Numerous
marine animal populations have declined, yet it remains unclear whether these trends are …

Agricultural production has replaced natural ecosystems across the planet, becoming a
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …

An understanding of risks to biodiversity is needed for planning action to slow current rates
of decline and secure ecosystem services for future human use. Although the IUCN Red List …

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis suggests that neoplastic clones are maintained
exclusively by a rare fraction of cells with stem cell properties,. Although the existence of …

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
was increasingly used during the 1980s to assess the conservation status of species for …

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the most comprehensive resource detailing the
global conservation status of plants and animals. The 2004 edition represents a milestone in …

Executive Summary The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for monitoring
the status of ecosystems. It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity …

Stop** declines in biodiversity is critically important, but it is only a first step toward
achieving more ambitious conservation goals. The absence of an objective and practical …