Research

RED LIST OF ECOSYSTEMS

The IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, is as stated by their website-

"... a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together."

The organisation monitors, assesses the environment and advises on the best practices, conservation tools, and international guidelines and standards for organisations, government and general environmental conservationism.

IUCN has compiled a list known as the Red List of Ecosystems, their description is as follows 

"The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria is a global standard for how we assess the status of ecosystems, applicable at local, national, regional and global levels. Assessments determine whether an ecosystem is not facing imminent risk of collapse, or whether it is vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. This will be measured by assessing losses in area, degradation or other major changes such as land conversion."

They have also made a List of Threatened Species for the same purposes. 

Because I intend to make wildlife and environmental topics part of my future practice after graduation, after researching the IUCN I find that there could be a potential brief I could make around the work they do.