Conservation status for warm-water reef-building corals was analysed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ...

"The decline of coral reefs is concerning, as it threatens not only biodiversity but also the safety of island communities, ...

In 2008, the IUCN assessed 892 warm-water coral species and determined approximately one-third were at risk of extinction.

The updated assessment of the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species looked at reef-building corals, which live in warm, shallow waters in tropical areas. Its analysis found that 892 reef-building ...

Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) will publish the latest version of its Red List of wildlife species in danger of extinction on Oct. 29. The ...

COP16 has made its mark. Hailed as the biggest biodiversity COP ever, with a record number of delegates (around 23,000), a ...

The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, ...

Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...

The latest IUCN Red List assessment has painted a stark picture for global tree conservation, revealing that 38% of tree ...

The last time scientists assessed the T. gigas population was in 1996, when the IUCN listed the species as “vulnerable” on ...