Behind the Red List: How Kew Protects the World's Most Threatened Plants
Kew contributed over 700 Red List assessments in the October 2025 update, made possible by partnerships, fieldwork, and taxonomic expertise.
To protect life on Earth, it is essential to identify species at risk of disappearing, as conservation without this knowledge would be largely guesswork.
Understanding Red Listing
Red Listing assesses a species' risk of extinction using scientific rules, considering factors such as:
- Geographical distribution
- Population stability
- Number of individuals remaining
The assessment determines a species' classification, including categories such as Least Concern, Endangered, Critically Endangered, or Extinct.
Without knowledge of which species are most at risk, conservation would mostly be guesswork.
Author's summary: Kew's contributions to the Red List protect threatened plant species.
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