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From Surviving to Thriving: Inside the IUCN Green Status of Species
From Surviving to Thriving: Inside the IUCN Green Status of Species
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Elizabeth Bock speaks with Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford), co-chair of the IUCN Green Status of Species working group. The conversation explains how the Green Status complements the Red List by measuring species recovery, not just extinction risk. Molly unpacks the three components of recovery (distribution, viability, functionality), explains how the assessment quantifies the impact of conservation actions, and outlines how the Green Status can be used...