The first IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assessment of oyster reefs in Asia finds that more than 99% of these ecosystems have been lost in the Pearl River Estuary and Hong Kong.
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This is the first comprehensive assessment of an entire Ecosystem Functional Group using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems protocol.
View all posts about PublicationsA new assessment of European Native Oyster Reef Ecosystems yields new definitions and assesses them as Collapsed.
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THE RED LIST OF ECOSYSTEMS

What is the RLE?
IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) is a global standard for assessing risks to ecosystems. It allows us to identify common symptoms (both spatial and functional) to understand the level of risk that an ecosystem is facing.
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Why the RLE?
The RLE is a scientifically robust, transparent, evidence-based support tool that helps us understand ecosystem dynamics, as well as which ecosystems are healthy, and which are at risk of collapse in the near future and why.
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Complementary Resources
RLE Database
Compiles information from ecosystem risk assessments from around the world that follow the IUCN RLE Categories and Criteria.

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+IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
The first-ever comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features.

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