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The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology recommended as an International Statistical Classification
The UN Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications formally recommended IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology as a global standard.
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THE RED LIST OF ECOSYSTEMS

What is the RLE?
IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) is a global standard for assessing risks to ecosystems. It allows us to identify common symptoms (both spatial and functional) to understand the level of risk that an ecosystem is facing.
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Why the RLE?
The RLE is a scientifically robust, transparent, evidence-based support tool that helps us understand ecosystem dynamics, as well as which ecosystems are healthy, and which are at risk of collapse in the near future and why.
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Complementary Resources
RLE Database
Compiles information from ecosystem risk assessments from around the world that follow the IUCN RLE Categories and Criteria.

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The first-ever comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features.

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