Red data book of namibian plants

Most of the nama karoo occurs on the central plateau of the cape province in south africa, although it extends over the orange river into namibia in the northwest. This collection contains digitized versions of autobiographies and some biographies of namibians and by namibians. Bibliography of national red lists for vascular plants bfn. Red lists are published on an irregular basis, as datasets and the necessary national expertise for taxonomic groups become available. Each year thousands of scientists around the world assess or reassess species. It is now possible to get a list of threatened species associated with each vegetation type, simply by typing the name of the vegetation type in the search box above. Publication date 2005 usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4.

In the past the red data books have been left to the devices of the experts. Red data book of namibian plants, with individual plant descriptions, distribution maps, rationale for threat status and colour plates. Red data book of the russian federation rdbrf, also known as red book russian. In contrast the most diverse families are those known to be among the largest families worldwide including the poaceae asteraceae and leguminosae. These criteria are relevant to all species and all regions of the world. Twenty two species appear in the most recent red data lists of southern african plants. Red data book of namibian plants southern african botanical diversity network report no. For any enquiries about the red data book of namibian plants contact. The red bushwillow is a small to mediumsized tree that normally grows between 36m, although some can reach up to 10m. Almost one in five species is assessed as threatened. The mapping standards and data quality for iucn red list spatial data is a guidance document explaining the required standards to follow when preparing distribution maps for publication on the iucn red list of threatened species.

Namibia has some of the most extraordinary vegetation, all adapted to harsh desert environments. Full text of red data book of namibian plants internet archive. This is the same as you would get if you followed the view by species link in the menu to the left. Of namibia s 676 known bird species, 60 or 9% are recognized as being under threat in namibia s red data book. Red data book of namibian plants by sonja loots red data book of namibian plants sonja loots for any enquiries about the red data book of namibian plants contact. These criteria are relevant to most species and all regions of the world. Posted on aug 30, 2012 africa, criteria system, iucn endorsed, region, taxon, vascular plants comments off on red. Discover these on trips into the wild lands of namibia during your travels from windhoek. The namibian journal of environment is a scientific ejournal. Namibia, country located on the southwestern coast of africa. Red data book of namibian plants national botanical research. Although this species has a wide distribution range, it is rarely abundant. The red list of threatened species also known as the iucn red list or red data list, founded in 1964, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Full text of red data list of southern african plants.

Summaries of the numbers of species in each category for the current version of the iucn red list are provided here. The production of red lists is an action under our national biodiversity plans. About 4000 seed plants are indigenous to namibia and almost 15% are considered endemic to the country. In addition, iucn adopted a revised set of red list categories in 1994. Namibian autobiographies namibia digital repository. Plants of namibia namibian plants arebbusch travel blog. Towards better risk assessment for conservation of flowering stones. Plants because namibia is mostly arid, much of the flora is typical african dryland vegetation. It ranges from arid in the north to desert on the coast and in the east. Among the southern african amaryllidaceae, strumaria is second only to cyrtanthus in terms of natural species rarity. There are about 164 families of higher plants and of these 32 are represented by only one species. In this way, the information helps to provide a continual spotlight on the status of the worlds atrisk plants, animals, and other organisms. A red data book of namibian plants book january 2005.

It is a deciduous tree with a short, crooked trunk and is often multistemmed from the base, with a sparse, spreading crown. Researchers convene at symposium to conduct a conservation. The welwitschia may be one of namibia s most famous plant but this desert country has many other botanical enigmas to show for itself. Namibian iucn categorised species, threatened or data deficient. Others are becoming increasingly vulnerable to overgrazing, mining activities and illegal harvesting for horticulture.

The nbd link will take you to the corresponding species page on the namibia biodiversity database. Aim and details of the revised red list and red data book the first red data book of animals, compiled in 1991 by the environment agency, needed a periodical revision as a result of changes in wildlife distribution and habitat. Threatened species programme sanbi red list of south. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, sonja loots and others published a red data book of namibian plants find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Useful books on namibian trees and shrubs the namibian. Along the coastal plain around swakopmund are the worlds most extensive and diverse fields of lichen. The iucn red list is subsequently updated with these new data once the assessments have been checked for accuracy.

Project coordinator, southern african botanical diversity network co national botanical institute, 2005 ocolc700770215. It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. Chapter 7 conservation of plants and animals mcq test 2. However, it was not possible to evaluate their opinions regarding the status of red data book plants. In the studied population, plants occur in an extremely clustered pattern. The major habitats for threatened species have been refined to vegetation types as described in south africas national vegetation map. These were all based on the distributional data provided in the first plant atlas, with additional information from targeted surveys looking at rare and scarce taxa. Plants in namibia lonely planet travel information. The red list of threatened species, prepared by the international union for conservation of nature iucn, has listed 2 species of plants and animals as critically endangered, the most threatened ca. The red data list for england assesses, for the first time, the current state of englands flora measured against standardised iucn criteria. Aloe pearsonii open research online the open university. The succulent karoo includes 851 red data book plant species, 685 of which are endemic to this ecoregion hiltontaylor 1996. National botanical research institute private bag 184 windhoek namibia tel 264 61 202 2023 fax. Pachypodium namaquanum is known as the halfmens halfperson plant to namibian locals.

Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a. Useful books for identifying flowering plants in namibia. Posted on aug 30, 2012 africa, criteria system, iucn endorsed, region, taxon, vascular plants comments off on red data book of namibian plants. It is, however, protected under the limpopo environmental management act 2003 in the limpopo province. A slight preference is given for liberation struggle stories. By writing about trees and other plants in namibia i aim to make the lay person aware of our wonderfully varied plant life. The plants, fungi and animals assessed for the iucn red list are. For more information on open research onlines data policy on reuse of. Red list has 2 species of plants, animals from india. Birdwatch ireland and the rspb ni have produced a list of birds of conservation concern bocci in ireland. Namibia can be split into four distinct vegetation zones which together support more than 4,000 seed bearing vascular plants, 120 different species of tree, over 200 endemic plant species and 100 varieties of lichen. As work done at the national botanical research institute shows, the conservation, preservation and use of plants is an integral, interesting and potentially lifesaving part of life. Red data book of namibian plants regional red list. Welcome to the red list of south african plants version 2017.

Namibias draft fourth national report to the united. Sabonet report no 38 red data book of namibian plants. It uses a set of quantitative criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species. The plant list includes 3 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus namibia. The vascular plant red data list for great britain. Termites and thirsty plants help create the bizarre rings. Sabonet report no 38 red data book of namibian plants apr 5, 2018 red data book of namibian plants, with individual plant descriptions, distribution. See the desert plants and vegetation of namibia with the. The iucn red list is a critical indicator of the health of the worlds biodiversity. It is bordered by angola to the north, zambia to the northeast, botswana to the east, south africa to the southeast and south, and the atlantic ocean to the west. So from now on the process will be transparent and each decision must be justified. For each species, the atlas link will display the tree atlas species page.

Full text of red data list of southern african plants see other formats. Due to areas of differing rainfalls and soils, there is a variety of plants from the desert and semi desert vegetation to the subtropical species, but most of the country is. Iucn the iucn red list of threatened species is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. Search results environmental information service namibia. Pdf a red data book of namibian plants researchgate. According to the latest assessment, the bergghaap is listed as of least concern in south africa 2009 and not listed in the red data book of namibian plants 2005. Tree atlas of namibia official web page full listing. Red data book of namibian plants southern african botanical diversity network report, on. The contribution of this project towards the namibian red list rl has been invaluable. Savannah cover 64% of namibia, dry woodlands and forests 20%, while desert vegetation is distributed over 16%.

Red data book of namibian plants downloadable files. How we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and. Many of these species are endangered, largely because they occupy extremely small ranges. We currently list conservation status as per iucn red list of threatened species. A preliminary analysis of important plant areas ipas in namibia has also been carried out. Namibia s first red data book on birds birds to watch in namibia is published by namibia s ministry of environment and tourism and the namibia nature foundation. Mystery of namibias fairy circles is solved mail online. The definitive manual and identification tool for the vascular plant species of southcentral africa, drained by the zambezi zimbabwe, zambia, malawi, mozambique, botswana and the zambezi region of namibia. Established in 1964, the international union for conservation of natures red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The great escarpment, which runs parallel to the coast 100 km to 200 km inland, divides the ecoregion into two parts.