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Estimating Extinction Threats with Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Susmita
dc.contributor.authorBlankespoor, Brian
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-26T15:11:13Z
dc.date.available2024-06-26T15:11:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-26
dc.description.abstractThe world is experiencing a severe loss of biodiversity, highlighting the need for a strong global conservation strategy. Effective conservation depends on accurate information about where endangered species live and the local threats they face. Using data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, this paper creates threat and protection indicators for more than 600,000 species, including animals, plants, and fungi. The indicators include habitat size, level of protection, nearby population density, and specific threats like population encroachment for land species and fishing activity for marine species. The paper then uses an ordered logit model to analyze the relationship between these indicators and the extinction risk categories assigned by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The model is based on 87,731 species in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database that have been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The results are used to predict threat levels for 512,675 species without International Union for Conservation of Nature ratings, revealing many more potentially threatened species and changing the maps of “conservation hotspots.” The paper concludes by noting that its methods can support rapid updates of species maps and threat indicators as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database continues to grow.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099152306252433493/IDU1e8ad37801d7691402d19dd41cc391b8efd48
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10822
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41778
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10822
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCONSERVATION PLANNING
dc.subjectGLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectSPECIES' OCCURENCE REGION
dc.subjectSPECIES' EXTINCTION THREATS
dc.subjectKUNMING-MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLIFE ON LAND
dc.subjectSDG 15
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.titleEstimating Extinction Threats with Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facilityen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.associatedcontenthttps://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/216 Link to reproducibility package
okr.crossref.titleEstimating Extinction Threats with Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-07T08:32:59.981548Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-08T16:15:43.769706Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-09T02:47:44.150688Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-25T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099152306252433493/IDU1e8ad37801d7691402d19dd41cc391b8efd48
okr.guid099152306252433493
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-e8ad3780-d769-402d-9dd4-cc391b8efd48
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10822
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10822
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34349032
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34349032
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okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.sectorOther Public Administration
okr.themeRenewable Natural Resources Asset Management,Mitigation,Data Development and Capacity Building,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Biodiversity,Oceans,Climate change,Adaptation,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Resources Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Biodiversity
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.unitEnvironment and Corporate Respon (SENCR)
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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