The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-called policy species) is mandatory for European Union (EU) countries. We assessed the conservation status of Italian policy species, based on the IUCN categories and criteria, to evaluate the effectiveness of existing protection measures at the national level. Among the 203 vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens evaluated, 41.9% are categorized as threatened, and one is already extinct, indicating that the protection measures for policy species are inadequate. Our results for the Italian policy species are consistent with those of an assessment at the EU level. Conservation priorities should be established at both the national and regional sca...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
As part of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hotspot, the Italian flora is particularly rich of ...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
As part of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hotspot, the Italian flora is particularly rich of ...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-cal...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...
As part of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hotspot, the Italian flora is particularly rich of ...
Taxa endemic to a country are key elements for setting national conservation priorities and for driv...