2004 Red List Launch

Reviewer List for 2004

WHO to launch first essential medicines list for children.

Red list species update fears

Next year is International Year of Biodiversity but the latest report last month from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) marks a grim introduction to the year with growing numbers of species under threat. The Red List of Endangered Species is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of plant and animal species with much infor...

Red List reveals conservation pay-offs

The protocol states that approval from the provider must be obtained before a genetic resource is used in a product and that, in each case, contracts governing the distribution of benefits should be agreed by provider nations and users. User nations are obliged to establish at least one organisation to check that proper procedures are followed and prevent the illegal use of genetic resources. I...

The Iucn Red List of Threatened Speciestm

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) are facing a range of threats that might impact their future population status (see section Threats below). The IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) regards loss of sea-ice habitat due to climate warming as the most serious threat to future Polar Bear survival. We therefore based our Red List assessment on this threat factor only, recognizing that sea-ice condit...