THREAT · The threat status of endemic Atlantic Forest trees
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2018-08-01 → 2020-10-12
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 165 599 €
- Участници
- 1
- Схема
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Накратко на български
Ендемичните дървесни видове в Атлантическата гора в Южна Америка се анализират, за да се установи колко от тях са застрашени от изчезване. Това помага при определянето на приоритетите за опазване на биоразнообразието и предотвратяване на масово измиране.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
The threat status of endemic Atlantic Forest trees
We face a global biodiversity crisis, with species extinctions representing one of the most drastic impacts of man on Earth. Thus, actions to protect species from extinction are urgently needed, particularly in tropical forests, home to the largest part of Earth’s biodiversity. The first step is to identify which species are currently threatened with extinction. Known as “red listing”, species are categorized according to their risk of extinction, which are then used to monitor biodiversity and to prioritize conservation actions. Therefore, “red listing” efforts are crucial for our society, by providing the basic knowledge to help to avoid a sixth mass extinction caused by man. The central goal of the project THREAT is the assessment of the conservation status of all endemic tree species occurring in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot in South America, home to thousands of tree species. The project asked and answered the following questions: How many tree species occur in the Atlantic Forest? How many of them are endemic? How many are threatened? What can we do and where to conserve them? The project also aimed at creating awareness among the general public about issues related to species extinction.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
One of the most drastic impacts of man on Earth is species extinctions. We do not know how many species are extinct and how many will go extinct, but we may be experiencing a sixth mass extinction. Thus, actions to help protect species from extinction are urgently needed. These actions should be prioritized in biomes such as tropical forests that shelter enormous biodiversity but have increasingly been impacted. One example is the Atlantic Forest in South America. It shelters around 5% of world species, half of them being endemic. But 86% of its original extent has already been lost and only about 1% is effectively protected. To support the protection of the Atlantic Forest, this proposal has the following goals: (i) to assess the threat status of endemic Atlantic Forest trees (EAFT) based on all criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), (ii) to quantify the evolutionary uniqueness of globally threatened EAFT, (iii) provide guidelines to conserve threatened EAFT, including the identification of gaps of knowledge and priority areas for their conservation, and (iv) to involve the local society in species conservation through the proposal of a citizen science program. The proposed action is perfectly aligned with targets of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2011-2020 and the IUCN Global Tree Specialist Group. It is multi-disciplinary with both scientific and applied components. It combines large datasets with high-resolution maps, up-to-date modelling techniques and the expertises of researchers from four different countries. It will also provide new information that can be readily used by conservation agencies. Finally, it will engage different social actors to launch a conservation and educational program based on the involvement of local people.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- STICHTING NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER · LeidenКоординаторНидерландия
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз