The IUCN Red List is used to help inform conservation decisions and policy.
Notes on verification
Well-corroborated by IUCN's own documentation, academic literature, and multiple independent secondary sources describing its role in conservation policy and decision-making. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.gbif.org/dataset/19491596-35ae-4a91-9a98-85cf505f1bd3 (corroboration)
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/about/uses (corroboration)
- https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.70298 (corroboration)