The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates
Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world’s vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammal...
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| description | Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world’s vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians move one category closer to extinction each year. However, this overall pattern conceals the impact of conservation successes, and we show that the rate of deterioration would have been at least one-fifth again as much in the absence of these. Nonetheless, current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species. |
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| spelling | CGSpace206542025-01-24T14:19:45Z The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates Hoffman, M. biodiversity endangered species conservation causes Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world’s vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians move one category closer to extinction each year. However, this overall pattern conceals the impact of conservation successes, and we show that the rate of deterioration would have been at least one-fifth again as much in the absence of these. Nonetheless, current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species. 2010 2012-06-04T09:15:03Z 2012-06-04T09:15:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20654 en Hoffman, M., et al. 2010. The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates . Science 330 :1503-1509. ISSN: 0036-8075. |
| spellingShingle | biodiversity endangered species conservation causes Hoffman, M. The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title | The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title_full | The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title_fullStr | The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title_short | The impact of conservation on the status of the world’s vertebrates |
| title_sort | impact of conservation on the status of the world s vertebrates |
| topic | biodiversity endangered species conservation causes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20654 |
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