Are a million species threatened with extinction? - get the real facts

This week media reported that vast numbers of species were threatened with extinction
the data is taken from a report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services . The full report will be issued later this year. But the summary shows that
"average of around 25 per cent of species in assessed animal and plant groups are threatened"


This echoes the WWF 2018 Living Planet report
The Living Planet Index tracks the state of global biodiversity "The latest index shows an overall decline of 60% in population sizes between 1970 and 2014"

ICUN Red list The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red lists over 27,000 species threatened with extinction worldwide. Get fact files on the individual species of animals, plants and fungi listed.

Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) provides a summary of the status of biological diversity and an analysis of the steps being taken by the global community It has the relevant convention and national implementation plans

How is the UK doing?

See the annual biodiversity targets

the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website has the UK biodiversity framework

National Biodiversity Network is a UK based charity which seeks to educate the public.

it supports the Biodiversity Atlas which enables you to explore species in your area.