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Indicator: Species status
Source: Research Institute for Nature and Forest |
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Indicator
The conservation status of 3,451 (9% of the total) of the species occurring in Flanders has currently been documented. Knowledge on the status of Flemish biodiversity is strongly biased toward vertebrates and vascular plants, the status of which has been described for 100% and 58-70% respectively. The status of fungi and invertebrates remains largely undocumented, with the status descriptions only available for 10% and 5-6% of species respectively.
Analysis
Policy goal
The central objective of the EU Biodiversity strategy, as formulated in April 2002, is to stop the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Based on this objective, all species should be stable or show a positive trend. This is also the aim of the stand-still principle as entered in the Nature Decree (art. 8).
Trends and distance to target
From the species assessed, 6% have recently become regionally extinct and 29% have been listed as 'critically endangered', 'endangered' or 'vulnerable' so-called Red List species. Butterflies are among the most affected with 25% extinct and 33% on the Flemish Red List. Empidids (no extinctions and 15% on the Red List) and Dolichopodids (9% extinct and 18% on the Flemish Red List) prove to be the most robust species groups.
Explanation
Expectations
Contact
Luc De Bruyn
Extra attachment
 Table for reproduction of graph
 Achtergronddocument
Reference
Biodiversity Indicators, 2006. Species: Species status. Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels. www.natuurindicatoren.be (updated 29-09-2006).
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