International Librarians Networking Program: Recomendations & Analysis

Video Presentation, part of ALA Emerging Leaders 2023The current cohort of the Emerging Leaders program of the American Library Association partnered with the International Relations Round Table (IRRT) to identify where the International Librarians Networking Program is successful and opportunities for further improvement

International Librarians Networking Program: Program Feedback and Recommendations

Prepared for the ALA International Relations Round Table (IRRT), Emerging Leaders 202

The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates

Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world's vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians move one category closer to extinction each year. However, this overall pattern conceals the impact of conservation successes, and we show that the rate of deterioration would have been at least one-fifth again as much in the absence of these. Nonetheless, current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species