National Red List Working Group

The National Red List Working Group (NRLWG) is a working group within the IUCN Red List Committee towards developing and implementing ways to improve linkages between national red listing efforts and the IUCN Red List, and on tools to help national red listing efforts, which are often based on adapting the tools available for global red listing processes to better suit national needs.

The NRLWG also serves as a Coordinating Body for the “National Red List Alliance” (NRLA), established in 2013 to promote and drive forward the national red listing process globally. This was in response to result 2 in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Strategic Plan (2013-2020): more IUCN Red List assessments are prepared at national and, where appropriate, at regional scales. The aim is to help countries monitor their progress towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (particularly goals 14 and 15) and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (particularly target 12).

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2021

Conflit homme-faune et gestion des espèces menacées dans les aires protégées du Haut Atlas central, Maroc

Dans le Haut Atlas central, il y a un déclin croissant de la biodiversité. Des actions pour la protection des espèces et des habitats ont été initiées. Dans le cadre d’un projet de développement, nous avons formé des braconniers pour devenir des guides touristiques. Nos efforts pour sensibiliser et éduquer le public ont créé une éducation à la conservation efficace et impliqué un certain nombre de personnes dans la surveillance de la faune. Nous avons également initié un projet visant à gérer les conflits homme-faune. Ce projet a accru la tolérance du public envers les animaux sauvages. Au cours des deux dernières décennies, nous avons mené un très grand nombre de recherches scientifiques sur plusieurs espèces et habitats. En parallèle, nous avons impliqué les autorités locales, régionales et nationales dans la protection des espèces et des forêts.

Soluciones para la coexistencia humanos-jaguares a través de mejoras en fincas ganaderas y uso de tecnología en comunidades colindantes al Bosque Protector Alto Darién

El proyecto es minimizar el conflicto humano-jaguar, realizando planes de manejo de fincas con medidas anti depredación, telemetría GPS para entender el comportamiento de jaguares y trabajamos con la comunidad. La mayoría de muertes de jaguar es por la depredación al ganado que no tiene un manejo adecuado. Apoyamos a productores a que potencien los beneficios en la finca. Los planes reorganizan la propiedad y los productores trabajan intensivamente, utilizando menos área de potrero, y estos con agua, pasto mejorado, áreas de cultivo, corrales nocturnos para vacas y terneros pasen la noche, todo esto propicia que las zonas de potreros se regeneren y se transforme en bosque. Las medidas que hemos utilizado son cercas eléctricas alimentada por un panel solar, collares con campanas para el ganado y con unas pequeñas luces a los lados del collar. Hemos colocado collares en jaguares para entender su movimiento en 14 fincas. La ganadería extensiva mal llevada a disminuido la biodiversidad en Panama.

Human–wildlife conflict and threatened species management in the protected areas of the central High Atlas, Morocco

In the central High Atlas there is an increasing decline of biodiversity. Actions to protect threatened species and for the coexistence between humans and wildlife have been initiated. As part of a development project, we have trained poachers to become tourist guides and they participate today in the conservation of biodiversity. Our efforts to raise the public awareness and education created an effective conservation education and involved number of people in the surveillance of wildlife. We have also initiated a project aiming to manage human-wildlife conflict. This project has increased public tolerance for wild animals and encouraged residents to use some non-lethal methods to keep wild animals away. Durind the two last decades, we conducted a very large number of scientific research about several species and habitats. In parallel, we have involved local, regional and national authorities in the protection of species and forests.

2012

Guidelines for application of IUCN Red List criteria at regional and national levels : version 4.0

The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria were developed for classifying species at high risk of global extinction, i.e. for assessment at the global level. Guidelines on the application of the IUCN Red List Criteria at national or regional levels were also developed and this volume presents the revised guidelines, published in 2012.

2009

IUCN Red List index : guidance for national and regional use. Version 1.1

The RLI monitors trends in extinction risk over time and is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It tracks the conservation status of major species groups, and has been applied so far to birds, mammals, cycads, amphibians, corals. The data can be disaggregated by region, or country.

How to use

For details of the RLI process and to see results: https://www.iucnredlist.org/assessment/red-list-index

2003

Guidelines for application of IUCN Red list criteria at regional levels, version 3.0

These guidelines provide a logical framework for assessing species at sub-global levels; a means of sharing status information with neighbouring countries; and a suggested format for documentation and publication of listings to improve compatibility with the global IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.