1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals

1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
Author: Ulf Gärdenfors
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1996
Genre: Ecology
ISBN: 9782831703350

The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals was a major advance on its predecessors in clarity of layout and amount of information presented. This is taken further in the 1996 edition, which is also the first global compilation to use the complete new IUCN Red List category system.

The Festschrift on the 50th anniversary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The Festschrift on the 50th anniversary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Author: Mohammad Ali Reza Khan
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9843383648

This publication contains keynote papers, full papers and abstracts presented during the sessions of the day-long programme organized by the IUCN Bangladesh Country Office on 22 December 2014 as part of the IUCN Red List's 50th anniversary campaign. The programme included two technical sessions which highlighted research papers carried out by individuals and institutions in a contribution to enrich the knowledge of wildlife in Bangladesh in a wider context. This volume is the first of its kind, a compilation of the wide range of research done in Bangladesh on wildlife diversity, conservation biology and policy.

Wildlife in a Changing World

Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009
Genre: Biodiversity conservation
ISBN: 2831710634

"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."