Regional Red List

In 2003, IUCN developed a set of transparent, quantitative criteria to assess the conservation status of species at the regional and national level.

This information may be useful to policy makers, conservationists, and the general public, as it may assist countries in meeting their obligation to the CBD.

This will include a centralised online database where Regional Red List assessments and Action Plans can be stored, managed, and made accessible.

With this regional network there will be opportunities to learn from each other's experiences in applying the IUCN Categories and Criteria and in using this information for conservation planning and priority setting.

Two public bodies in Britain, Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), have produced British Red Data Books and other reviews of different plants and animals assigning their conservation status according to IUCN Red Data Book criteria.