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National Red Lists
Building networks and knowledge for national conservation decision-makin Indicators and Assessments Unit
Indicators and Assessments Unit
Assessing extinction risk on a national or regional level Using the recently developed IUCN guidelines for applying the Red List method at the national level, National Red Lists (NRL) provide the most practical means of assessing species status resulting in effective conservation planning at the local level. In parts of the world where conservation planning may be the most critical, we lack the information to effectively prioritise. The NRL network identifies those regions and taxa that lack adequate Red List information in order to improve understanding of status of plants and animals where the treat the biodiversity is the greatest.
The National Red List process ZSL seeks to develop a framework to support countries in the development of a NRL. To achieve this, ZSL is:
• Working to further identify those regions and taxa that are underrepresented and seek to implement new Red Lists to address these gaps
• Responsible for the creation of a capacity building database, collating the world’s NRL data
• Managing a centralised website containing all the resources necessary to complete a NRL
• Coordinating a network of government officials, policy advisors, academics and Red List assessors in the production and standardisation
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The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation (registered charity in England and Wales). ZSL’s Mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. This is realised by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe, carrying out original scientific research at our Institute of Zoology, and through 10 education and awareness at our two zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, inspiring people to take conservation action.