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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2017.106.2.111

An Assessment and Review of IUCN Red List for Vascular Plants in Korean Peninsula  

Chang, Chin-Sung (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hye Won (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hui (Department of Medicinal Plants Resources, Mokpo National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.106, no.2, 2017 , pp. 111-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
The best source of information on the conservation status of species at a global scale is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Until now, 236 vascular plants from Korean peninsula have been evaluated using the IUCN red list categories and criteria. It indicated that five taxa were considered as critically endangered, 20 as endangered and nine as vulnerable species as a threatened status. On the other hand, the rest (189 taxa) were assessed as a least concern, which did not qualify for threatened species categories. Korea Ministry of Environment published a revised version of 57 species list by re-classifying endangered species with idiosyncratic qualitative criteria for two levels (I and II) followed by status reviews in 2011. However, two thirds species proposed by Ministry of Environment do not qualify as threatened. The major difficulties found in applying IUCN Red List criteria at the global scale was a lack of knowledge on the status of species at broader geographic scales and the perceived difficulty the causes. The lack of consistency between two lists constrains the prioritization of species-based conservation work at the national level. Due to a lack of centralized monitoring data for most species, this status is largely qualitatively and so it carries a high level of uncertainty. This is reflected in the high number of species with an unknown population trend. The current list of endangered species of flora and fauna by the Ministry of Environment should be recognized as the national list (local and population extinction), which is different from the IUCN Red list due to the different geographical contexts. Also, it is necessary to improve the quality of evaluation and conservation management system rather than presenting massive number of endangered species list.
Keywords
endemic species; endangered species; global evaluation; IUCN Red List;
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