IDSB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Iucn Red List, Environmental Organization, Paradigm Shift
20 Apr 2017
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Currently estimated 8-9 million species across all species. Likely an underestimate, especially for insects and microorganisms. Numbers are not stable due to the discovery of new species. Humans are also causing extinctions at a rapid pace unprecedented since the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The international union for the conservation of nature (iucn): The process refers to the demographics between urban and rural areas. Founded in 1948 as the world"s first global environmental organization. A neutral forum for governments, ngos, scientists, businesses, local communities. Iucn"s redlist is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. Biodiversity and conservation are linked to development as development occurs near most of the world"s biodiversity. The latitudinal diversity gradient : diversity is greatest in the modern day global. Conservation in the global south is critical to preserving global biological diversity.
