Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark

TL;DR: A new conceptual model for ecosystem risk assessment founded on a synthesis of relevant ecological theories is presented, providing a consistent, practical and theoretically grounded framework for establishing a systematic Red List of the world’s ecosystems.

TL;DR: A set of four criteria, based on the hypothesis that ecosystem risk is a function of the risk of its component species, are proposed and are the first steps in an international consultation process that will lead to a unified proposal to be presented at the next World Conservation Congress in 2012.

TL;DR: The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems should be judged by whether it achieves conservation ends and improves natural resource management, whether its limitations are outweighed by its benefits, and whether it performs better than alternative methods.

TL;DR: The intended application of the Red List of Ecosystems assessment process is reviewed, ‘best-practice’ methods for ecosystem assessments are summarized and approaches to ensure operational rigour of assessments are outlined to ensure robust comparisons among ecosystems and over time.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the strategies used to achieve them and evaluate the educational and conservation outcomes and impacts of the programs, including increased local aware-ness about the bats and their conservation, training of environmental educators, inclusion of bat conservation and environmental issues in the school curricula, and establishment of community-based environmental non- governmental organizations (NGOs).