This paper presents the output of our fifth annual horizon-scanning exercise, which aims to
identify topics that increasingly may affect conservation of biological diversity, but have yet to …

In response to growing demand for ecosystem‐level risk assessment in biodiversity
conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently …

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 …

Aim National and international policy frameworks, such as the European Union's
Renewable Energy Directive, increasingly seek to conserve and reference 'highly biodiverse …

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 …

The newly developed IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is part of a growing toolbox for
assessing risks to biodiversity, which addresses ecosystems and their functioning. The Red …

The methodological foundations of the recently published Manual for Annex I Habitats
monitoring in Italy, edited by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research …

Aims Red L ists of threatened species are a well‐established conservation tool throughout
the world. In contrast, Red L ists of ecosystems, habitats or plant community types have only …

There is a growing concern that many important ecosystems, such as coral reefs and tropical
rain forests, might be at risk of sudden collapse as a result of human disturbance. At the …

Neotropical dry forests are among the most diverse and threatened ecosystems worldwide.
The extent and knowledge of Neotropical dry forests are quite heterogeneous with forests …