Tree Conservation Database

UNEP-WCMC, in association with the IUCN Species Survival Commission and a network of experts, identified over 8000 tree species which are threatened with extinction at a global level. This survey, supported by the Government of the Netherlands as part of the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Trees project, is the first of its kind to assess the conservation status of tree species worldwide. Information on individual species is recorded in the Tree Conservation Database and includes IUCN red list category, information on distribution, uses, ecology, threats and conservation measures. Summary information on individual species is published in The World List of Threatened Trees. The Tree Conservation Database holds information on threatened species and others of conservation concern. This database is used to generate The World List of Threatened Trees, and the information is available here in interactive format. This information resource is a result of collaboration between individual scientists worldwide, expert opinions derived from three regional workshops, and many organisations, notably the WCMC, and Species Survival Commission of IUCN.