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Source: BirdLife International and IUCN (2024), based on global estimates of the extinction risk (IUCN Red List categories) of all mammals, birds, amphibians, corals and cycads, derived from local and national data, disaggregated to the national scale and weightd by the proportion of each species s distribution in the country or region.

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Red List Index

Indicator number

15.5.1

Target name

Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

Target number

15.5

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) BirdLife International (BLI)

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BirdLife International and IUCN (2024), based on global estimates of the extinction risk (IUCN Red List categories) of all mammals, birds, amphibians, corals and cycads, derived from local and national data, disaggregated to the national scale and weightd by the proportion of each species s distribution in the country or region.

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