| Protected areas are an essential part of the global response to climate change. They are helping address the cause of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They are helping society cope with climate change impacts by maintaining essential services upon which people depend. Without them, the challenges would be even greater, and their strengthening will yield one of the most powerful natural solutions to the climate crisis. |
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‘Natural Solution’
IUCN Red List Categories – Terms & Definitions
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. |
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Revised avifaunal list of Sri Lanka
| Last taxonomic list of birds was published in 2006 as a part of National effort to document the fauna of Sri Lanka. However, due to recent advancement in researches in the region, taxonomy of birds undergone several changes. Since, FOGSL now adopts......... |
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IUCN Red List Criteria
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Population and Trend
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Range and Country Distribution
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Habitats and Altitude
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Threats, stresses and impact
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Data Quality and Data Derivation
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |
Extinct species
| The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are an objective and widely accepted system for classifying species at high risk of extinction. BirdLife coordinates the assessment of the status of the world’s birds using these categories and criteria and, as the official Red Listing Authority for birds for the IUCN Red List.............. | ![]() |