One of IUCN’s key objectives is to share the knowledge gathered by its unique global community of 10,000+ scientists. IUCN's knowledge products consist of conservation databases and tools which have already proved helpful to hundreds of organizations.
Conservation databases
Access directly Species, Protected Areas, Key Biodiversity Areas, Law, and Ecosystem databases:
- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assesses risk of species extinction
- The STAR metric assesses potential contributions towards global goals for halting extinctions
- The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assesses risk of ecosystem collapse
- The IUCN World Heritage Outlook assesses World Heritage sites over time
- The World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas assesses sites important for biodiversity
- Protected Planet assesses protected areas
- ECOLEX provides a gateway to environmental law
- PANORAMA provides practical solutions for sustainable development
Other conservation tools
Discover more conservation tools which have been created by IUCN and its partners.
