IUCN Red List Assessment of Caribbean seagrass, mangrove, coral and algae

IUCN RedlistThis workshop was run by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and funded by Conservation International. Some 40,000 species globally have been assessed by IUCN, however the vast majority are terrestrial species so there is a current focus on assessing marine species. Tim Carruthers from IAN attended this workshop in Dominica and, drawing on experience working in Panama and Mexico, took part in assessments of Caribbean seagrass species. After internal review these assessments will appear on the IUCN Red List website in 2008.