News & Events

02Aug2024

Updated Guidelines for the Application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria Now Available

The updated IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Guidelines provides enhanced global standards for ecosystem risk assessment

21May2024

Celebrating a Decade of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: From Vision to Global Impact

Ten years ago, the IUCN made a historic decision: the formal adoption of the Red List of Ecosystems as a global standard.

16Feb2024

To sustain and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services, we need investment in ecosystem Red List assessments and the data that underpins them

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems has the potential to support the transformative change needed to meet the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

21May2022

It has been eight years formally implementing the RLE

The official approval of this global standard in 2014 by the IUCN Council prompted its implementation worldwide!

09Jun2021

Hands on learning experience with the free online course on the Red List of Ecosystems!

Deakin University has created this comprehensive experience, which guides you through the complete framework for ecosystem risk assessment.

21Sep2020

Knowing the identity of the ecosystem: a key step in assessing risk of collapse

Each ecosystem has its own identity and understanding it in depth is necessary to be able to perceive symptoms of collapse.