IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN SSC North American Plant Red List Authority
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Overview and description
- Description:
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Plants that are native to North America are assessed for their conservation status by the North American Plant Red List Authority in order to enhance conservation efforts.
Group leadership
Dr Anne FRANCES
Red List Authority Coordinator
Anne Frances is a botanist with the USDA-ARS National Germplasm Resources Laboratory in Beltsville, MD, where she develops and implements projects that conserve plant genetic…
The mission of the North American Plant Red List Authority is to conduct conservation status assessments of plants native to North America in order to increase conservation efforts.
Specialist Group work
Increase the number of Red List assessments in North America, including trees, medicinal plants and rare species.
NAPRLA on the IUCN Red List
To inform conservation efforts, NAPRLA assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC North American Plant Red List Authority
Associated Commissions: