Under water, under threat: one quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction

10/10/2025

11:00 - 12:00

Virtual Channel 5 , Solo en línea

Foro

Ampliar la escala de una acción de conservación resiliente Transición a economías y sociedades positivas para la naturaleza

Por qué asistir

Join this podcast to learn the results of the first global freshwater fauna assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and meet some fascinating freshwater animals from around the world

Descripción de la sesión

The first global freshwater fauna assessment for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was recently completed, with an analysis of the dataset published in Nature (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08375-z). This study covered close to 23,500 freshwater decapod crustaceans (crabs, crayfish, and shrimps), fishes, and odonates (dragonflies and damselflies), finding a quarter to be at risk of extinction. In this podcast, we will bring some of the individual species’ stories to life while discussing the main findings of the study. Join us to find out about some fascinating freshwater animals from around the world!

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Species Survival Commission

Speaker

Topiltzin CONTRERAS MACBEATH

Researcher, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

Hanta Julie RAZAFIMANAHAKA

Executive Director, Madagasikara Voakajy

Host

Catherine SAYER

Lead - Freshwater Biodiversity, IUCN

Monika BOHM

Freshwater Conservation Coordinator, Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo

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Academia / research

Áreas de enfoque adicionales:

Species Water / water security

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General Public