Study warns against overreliance on IUCN Red List in conservation policies, funding

Published 08:24 on November 26, 2023  /  Last updated at 09:31 on November 27, 2023  / /  Biodiversity, International

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is incomplete, partially outdated, and has several other limitations suggesting it should not play the critical role it does in determining conservation policy-making and funding for governments, NGOs, and philanthropists, a new study has claimed.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is incomplete, partially outdated, and has several other limitations suggesting it should not play the critical role it does in determining conservation policy-making and funding for governments, NGOs, and philanthropists, a new study has claimed.


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