Endangerd Plants – The Red List &BGCI

Two great resources for information on rare and endangered plants.

IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List provides an approach for measuring the conservation status of species and are seen as the worldwide standard for determining the risk of extinction for plants. Many species in China are on their list!

Search online their list of plants for China. This site provides a very strong search so narrow down for your location or area of interest. Kew has a good explication of the different categories of threat.

IUCN China Threatened Plant List – 461 plant

IUCN China Threatened Plant List 20130204

A list for China – 4400 plants covered

China Species Red List 20130204

Approx 10% of all China plant species. From the China Biodiversity Working Group of China, Council For International Cooperation On Environment And Development

BGCI

Botanic Gardens Conservation Internaional is doing extreamly valuable work around the world with botanical gardens and threatened plants.

Read this very informative summary of climate changes impact on the plant world. More than half of plant species are estimated to be wiped out in the next 100 years!

SEEDS

CHN is helping SEEDS help property developers and local government conserve and reintroduce these endangered species into their commerical projects. Click here to learn more about SEEDS.