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Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Levels: Version 3.0
2003 Full Book
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (IUCN 2001; see also http:// www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/redlists/rlcategories2000.html) were developed for classifying species at high risk of global extinction, i.e. for assessment at the global level. At regional, national and local levels (hereafter referred to as regional level) there are essentially two options: (1) To publish an unaltered subset of the global Red List encompassing those species that reproduce in the region or at any stage regularly visit the region. This may be a feasible option, particularly when the region has a high number of endemics or threatened near endemics, or when there is currently a pronounced overall deficiency of data pertaining to species status within the region. (2) To assess species' extinction risk and publish Red Lists within the specific region. For the purposes of regional conservation assessments there are important reasons to assess species' extinction risk and publish Red Lists within specific geographically defined areas.
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