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IUCN First Global Tree Assessment
November 12 , 2024
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- The first Global Tree Assessment was published in an update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
- The findings were announced at the COP16 to CBD.
- This assessment has found that nearly 38 per cent of the world’s tree species are now facing extinction.
- At least 16,425 of the 47,282 tree species analysed are in danger of extinction.
- In South America, which boasts the world’s highest tree diversity, 3,356 out of the 13,668 assessed species are at risk.
- The IUCN Red List now includes 166,061 species, of which 46,337 are threatened with extinction.
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