China News Service, Paris, September 4 (Reporter Li Yang) The World Conservation Union (IUCN) updated the Red List of Endangered Species on the 4th local time.
Bruno Obol, Director-General of IUCN, said on the same day that the updated Red List of Threatened Species shows that human life and biodiversity issues are increasingly intertwined
Obol also said that although the marine ecology is facing increasing pressure, if countries are truly committed to sustainable development practices, species can be restored
IUCN also reassessed the world's shark and rays species, showing that 37% of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, mainly due to overfishing, and further impacts by habitat loss and climate change
The largest known lizard in the world, the Komodo dragon, has changed from "vulnerable" to "endangered" in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species is classified according to the number of species decline rate, total number of species, geographical distribution and other rules.
The World Conservation Conference was held in France from September 3 to 11.
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