Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures.

ABSTRACT: Overexploitation is a major threat to biodiversity and international trade in many species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). However, there is no established method to systematically determine which species are most at risk from international trade to inform potential trade measures under CITES. Here, we develop a mechanism using the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species to identify species that are likely to be threatened by international trade. Of 2,211 such species, CITES includes 59% (1,307 species), leaving two-fifths overlooked and in potential need of international trade regulation. Our results can inform deliberations on potential proposals to revise trade measu

SUBMITTER: Challender DWS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature