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IUCN Resolution and Name Change
The Green Status of Species was developed in response to Resolution WCC-2012-RES-41. In this Resolution, IUCN called for the development of ‘Green Lists’ of Species, Ecosystems and Protected Areas, in order to measure conservation success in these three areas. Since 2012, a Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas has been launched, and the development of the Green Status of Species began under the name ‘Green List of Species’. However, consultations conducted to date have indicated that the aims of the Resolution would best be served by changing the name. Reasons for this include:
1) The misconception, frequently encountered in consultation, that a species assessed on a Green “List” is no longer in need of conservation; and
2) Potential brand confusion between this Knowledge Product and the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, which follows a very distinct and different method.
The current name is a placeholder and may change prior to final acceptance of the Standard.
IUCN Consultation
Between March and May 2020, the Species Conservation Success Task Force invited all IUCN Members and Commission Members to comment on the draft IUCN Green Status of Species Standard. Consultation participants were also provided the draft Green Status of Species Background and Guidelines for reference, and some participants gave feedback on that document as well. The comments received in this consultation, the responses from the Task Force, and the resulting changes to the Standard can be found here.
There are 3 tables showing the comments recieved from consultation participants: (1) general comments, (2) line-by-line comments organised by line number, and (3) line-by-line comments organised by participant* (alternative order). Each of these tables includes the responses to comments from the Task Force. Note that, due to edits made in response to these comments, the original line numbers referenced may slightly differ from the line numbers that refer to the same part of the revised Standard.
To see how the Standard has changed as a result of these comments, you can view the pre-consultation and post-consultation versions of the Standard.
*Participants identified in these tables have provided written consent for their details to be shared in this way; all who did not give consent are presented as ‘Anonymous’ with potentially identifying information redacted. The numbers assigned to Anonymous participants carry over from the general comments table. Comments represent views of participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their affiliate organisation(s).
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