6 th EAFES Int l Congress, Session 5 Biodiversity Informatics and Conservation April 10 th, 2014, Huandao Tide Hotel,Haikou, Hainan,China Some Conservation Activities in China Based on the Red List Qin Haininge Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093 hainingqin@ibcas.ac.cn The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
1 st ABCDNet Workshop, March 7, 2013, Zhaoqing, Guangdong,China The Red List of China Higher Plants : Process, Results and Recommendations Qin, Hai-Ning Institute of Botany, CAS,Beijing 100093 E-mail: hainingqin@ibcas.ac.cn The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Recommendations /Plans 1. Maintain and Update the Data((Set Up A Country Committee & Website); 2. Enhance the Data-Sharing and Public Awareness; 3. Strengthen the Application at Conservation Activities; 4. More investigation; 5. Collaboration at Regional Levels. 1 st ABCDNet Workshop, March 7, 2013, Zhaoqing, Guangdong,China 3
China Red List of Higher Plants (Ministry of Environmental Protection, MEP, 2008-2012) Group Work: Initiated by IBCAS, 295 experts participated; Time Scale: 2008-2012; Methodology: IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1 (IUCN 2001) and the Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional Levels ( IUCN 2003 ) Outputs: Red of Whole Flora, Analysis, Recommendation
5 Total Number of China Higher Plant Taxa Listed in the Various Red List Categories
Process of Conducting the Assessment 1.Set up basic checklist + related data : Names: Catologue of Life China(Sp2k) Specimens: China Virtual Herbarium(CVH) literatures:(bhl-china) 2. Data Inputed by experts; 3. Assessment made by the team and evaluated by experts. 6
Result of the Assessment 1.Red Listing of 35610 taxa; 2.Description of 3767 Threatened taxa; 3. Analysis on the Result. 7
Red List Database( 节录 )
Number of Each Group Listed in the Various Categories Bryophytes:117/2557(4.6%) Pteridophytes: 151/2404(6.4%) Gymnosperms: 127/249(51%) Angiosperms: 3372/30400(11%) Total: 3767/35610(10.7%) 9
Threats Status by Taxa (top Fam. & Gen.) Families: (percentage of angiosperm threatened 3372 taxa and the family ) Orchidaceae 670(19.8%), Ericaceae 143(4.2%), Fabaceae 125(3.7%), Liliaceae 102(3.1%), Lauraceae 99(2.9%), Theaceae 95(2.7%) Magnoliaceae 113(67%), Actinidiaceae 76(63%), Dioscoreaceae 58(53%), Hamamelidaceae 77(49%), Aristolochiaceae 82(48%) Genera:Fritillaria 25(88%), Dendrobium 81(82%), Pleione 20(80%), Manglietia 30(80%), Paphiopedilum 33(78%), Cypripedium 38(73%), Actinidia 56(73%) 10
Threats Status by Threats Factors 1. Habitat loss/degradation 2. Harvesting [hunting/gathering] 3. Intrinsic Factors 4. Pollution (affecting habitat & spp) 5. Natural disasters 6. Invasive alien species 11
12 Threats status by altitude, provinces and counties
Signification of the Completion of China Red Listing As the first Red List that includes quantitative analyses of the threats impacting China plants, our analyses were done at national, biome and provincial levels; and allow conservation authorities to identify the main causes of loss to plant diversity within their regions. 中国植物受威胁比例 11%, 值得关注和保护的占 28% China has become one of the few countries to meet Target 2, an assessment of the conservation status of all known plant species, to guide conservation action. 60000 50000 55000 物种总数 评估数 受威胁数 40000 35610 35610 30000 20000 22000 20456 20456 15500 15492 10000 5210 3767 3825 2577 1496 1249 1180 2884 1249 686 0 巴西中国澳大利亚南非马来西亚厄瓜多尔 No. of taxa & threatened of mega counties
Scope of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation(GSPC) Understanding and documenting plant diversity Conserving plant diversity Using plant diversity sustainably Promoting education and awareness about plant diversity Capacity building to address plant diversity Target 2, an assessment of the conservation status of all known plant species, to guide conservation action.
Recommendation 1: Gap Analysis The threatened spp can be used to conduct the conservation gap analysis of threatened species to ensure that they have been actively conserved both in situ and ex situ. Red List of China plants can be used to identify: 1)the geographic priority areas for biodiversity conservation; 2)Target species for conservation in botanical gardens and in seed banks.
Recommendation 2:Establish a Updating & Monitoring System To record and monitor the threatened species. The current assessment text can be the basis of the system, and to which botanists and amateurs can send their information, to include in updates. online This will ensure that the plant Red List from now on remains up to date, and accurately reflects the current status. Criteria used in the assessment More long term monitor
Recommendation 3:Strengthen Field Inventory and Taxonomic Researches This assessment has identified the taxa most in need of detailed inventory along with experts to develop new research projects and integrate these data to fully assess the threatened status of DD species: DD-P(Data Deficient Insufficient Population Data) :3612 SPP. DD-T(Data Deficient Taxonomically Uncertain ): 1160SPP. 菊科, 526, 17.3% 其他, 918, 30.1% 禾本科, 313, 10.3% 紫草科, 46, 1.5% 杜鹃花科, 299, 9.8% 百合科, 51, 1.7% 石竹科, 57, 1.9% 小檗科, 61, 2.0% 苦苣苔科, 62, 2.0% 罂粟科, 67, 2.2% 玄参科, 72, 2.4% 毛茛科, 90, 3.0% 莎草科, 106, 3.5% 蔷薇科, 157, 5.1% 豆科, 113, 3.7% 兰科, 111, 3.6% Top 15 poorly know families(dd)
2013 Activities: Launched and Publication (http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201309/t20130912_260061.htm)
2013 Activities: Enhance the Data- Sharing and Public Awareness inquiring publication lecture 19
2013 Activities: Enhance the Data- Sharing and Public Awareness Relation to other lists Training & Workshop 20
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