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Conference Wide Chau, Marian M. [1]. IUCN Red List Assessment Training and Bioblitz. Become an official Red List Assessor for your specialty region or taxonomic group! George E. Schatz of the Missouri Botanical Garden/IUCN Species Survival Commission will provide training, and participating botanists will evaluate several plant species for Red List submission.
The IUCN World Conservation Congress will be held in Honolulu in September 2016, which will be the first time the Congress is held in the United States. As botanists in the BSA and other national societies, we can participate in an important global biodiversity initiative and contribute to international conservation goals by conducting Red List assessments of the species that we know best. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is important because it allows us to evaluate the risk of extinction for any given species, providing open-source data that can be used for research, funding, and conservation prioritization - fitting for the Botany 2016 theme “Celebrating Our History, Conserving Our Future.”
The workshop will be a full day. Prior to the workshop, participants will be required to complete online training in Red List assessment methodology, and come prepared with data on their species, including occurrences, population size, and threats. The morning session will include a review of terms, categories, criteria, concepts, and some examples. In the afternoon session, participants will assess species on their own or in small groups with assistance from the workshop leader. By the end of the workshop, each participant should have a Red List assessment ready to submit to IUCN.
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Related Links:
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Online IUCN Red List Training Course
1 - Lyon Arboretum - University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
Keywords:
conservation
assessment
biodiversity
endangered species.
Presentation Type: Workshop Proposal
Session: WS02, IUCN Red List Assessment Training and Bioblitz
Location: 205/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Date: Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Time: 8:00 AM
Number: WS02001
Abstract ID:29
Candidate for Awards:None |
