A new catalogue for the Earth's ecosystems has been created.
The new ecosystems catalogue has been created by the IUCN. The IUCN already has established an amazing catalogue that is about the world's species - this includes both plant species and animal species.
The IUCN species catalogue is called the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The catalogue has a great documentation of thousands of species of plants and animals - it is a great place to learn about the world's species of plants and animals.
The IUCN's new catalogue for ecosystem should also help us gain a greater understanding of the earth's ecosystems and the challenges those ecosystems face. It also will focus on the ecosystems which are the most 'critical for biodiversity conservation, research, management and human wellbeing...'.
Why Is Protecting Ecosystems Important?
Protecting ecosystems is important because because ecosystems like forests, meadows, oceans and other ecosystems, have intrinsic beauty and help this planet to be beautiful. However, there are many other reasons why ecosystems are important.
One reason why ecosystems are so important, is, because they are the homes of animals. By preserving ecosystems and saving them, we also save animals. This is especially important for animals that are critically endangered and endangered; saving ecosystems is an important part of saving endangered animals.
For example, Tigers are endangered today. Tigers have several different habitats in the natural world that they live in, these different habitats are: rainforests, mangrove swamps, grasslands and savannas. By preserving and saving these habitats that Tigers live in, we stand a better chance at saving Tigers from extinction.
The same goes with every other species.
What Is The Catalogue Called?
The catalogue for the Earth's ecosystems is called the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology. This is the first ever catalogue of ecosystems by the IUCN.
Where Can You Find It?
You can find more about this new catalogue below in the following links:
And, find out more from the IUCN here about it!
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