Emily Beech, Malin Rivers, Sara Oldfield, Paul Smith
This article presents, for the first time, an overview of all known tree species by scientific name and country level distribution, and describes an online database—GlobalTreeSearch—that provides access to this information. Based on our comprehensive analysis of published data sources and expert inp...
Axel Hochkirch, Melanie Bilz, Catarina Ferreira, Anja Danielczak et al.
Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions require comprehensive, spatially explicit information on species' distributions and threats. We present an analysis of the conservation status ...
Jean Linsky, Emily E. D. Coffey, Emily Beech, Malin Rivers et al.
Societal Impact Statement Comprehensive Red List assessments act as valuable resources for informing protected area designations, national protected species legislation and action strategies, and international biodiversity agreements, yet they are lacking for many plant families. Magnoliaceae is one...
Malin Rivers, Emily Beech, Alex Hudson, Cristina Coletto et al.
Tree diversity is fundamental to the ecosystem resilience, yet tree species information remains insufficiently incorporated into global restoration strategies. The Global Tree Assessment, coordinated by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, ...