The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Established in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a powerful tool to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive. It provides information about range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats, and conservation actions that will help inform necessary conservation decisions.The IUCN Red List is used by government agencies, wildlife departments, conservation-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs), natural resource planners, educational organisations, students, and the business community. The Red List process has become a massive enterprise involving the IUCN Global Species Program staff, partner organisations and experts in the IUCN Species Survival Commission and partner networks who compile the species information to make The IUCN Red List the indispensable product it is today.

成立于1964年的国际自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录（International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species），现已发展成为全球范围内涵盖动物、真菌及植物物种灭绝风险状况的最全面信息来源。
IUCN红色名录是衡量全球生物多样性健康水平的关键指标。其价值远不止于单纯的物种名录及其保护等级，更是一套能够为生物多样性保护与政策变革提供信息支撑、并推动相关行动的强有力工具，这对于保护人类生存必需的自然资源至关重要。该名录提供了物种分布范围、种群规模、栖息地与生态状况、利用及/或贸易情况、面临的威胁以及保护措施等相关信息，可为制定必要的保护决策提供科学参考。
IUCN红色名录的使用者涵盖政府机构、野生动物管理部门、与保护相关的非政府组织（non-governmental organisations，以下简称NGOs）、自然资源规划人员、教育机构、学生以及工商界群体。
红色名录的编制工作现已成为一项庞大的系统工程，涉及IUCN全球物种项目工作人员、合作机构，以及IUCN物种存续委员会（Species Survival Commission）及其合作网络中的专家。他们共同汇总物种相关信息，最终造就了如今不可或缺的IUCN红色名录。