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A strategy for the next decade to address data deficiency in neglected biodiver...
Hochkirch, Axel; Samways, Michael J.; Gerlach, Justin; Böhm, Monika; Williams, Paul; Cardoso, Pedro; Cumberlidge, Neil; Stephenson, P. J.Measuring progress toward international biodiversity targets requires robust information on the conservation status of species, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species provides. However, data and capacity are lacking for most hyperdiverse groups, such as invertebrates, plants, and fungi, particularly in megadiverse or high-endemism regions. Conservation pol...
Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi
Nic Lughadha, Eimear; Bachman, Steven P.; Leão, Tarciso C. C.; Forest, Félix; Halley, John M.; Moat, Justin; Acedo, Carmen; Bacon, Karen L.Plant and fungal biodiversity underpin life on earth and merit careful stewardship in an increasingly uncertain environment. However, gaps and biases in documented extinction risks to plant and fungal species impede effective management. Formal extinction risk assessments help avoid extinctions, through engagement, financial, or legal mechanisms, but most plant and fungal species lack assessments. Available glo...
International collaboration between collections‐based institutes for halting bi...
Pearce, Timothy R.; Antonelli, Alexandre; Brearley, Francis Q.; Couch, Charlotte; Campostrini Forzza, Rafaela; Gonçalves, Susana C.; Magassouba, SékouCollections-based institutes are at the forefront of generating knowledge and understanding of plant and fungal biodiversity. Through the analysis of occurrence data, the use of modern technologies to better understand the evolutionary relationships between species and documentation of their useful properties, the work of collections-based institutes provides good models for conservation; addressing species los...