Global extinction risk reassessment of the threatened tree Vatica venulosa (Dipterocarpaceae)
Enggal Primananda
A * , Dipta S. Rinandio A , Julisasi T. Hadiah A and Iyan Robiansyah A
A Research Center for Plant Conservation, Botanic Gardens and Forestry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda 13, Bogor 16003, Indonesia.
Pacific Conservation Biology 29(4) 357-363 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC21072
Submitted: 29 November 2021 Accepted: 24 June 2022 Published: 26 July 2022
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
Vatica venulosa is one of the Dipterocarpaceae species that is threatened with extinction. Distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, the tree is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature) based on an assessment conducted in 1998. This assessment, however, was only based on the populations in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, this study aims to update the global conservation status of V. venulosa using all the occurrence records across the species’ natural distribution. Reduction analysis and geographic range of the species were calculated based on the occurrence data stored in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and scientific publications. Following IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, the category Vulnerable (VU A4c) was proposed as the new global conservation status of the species. Under this category, V. venulosa is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Therefore, comprehensive conservation action is needed to prevent it from extinction.
Keywords: conservation status, extinction risk assessment, GBIF, red list, reduction analysis, resak, timber species, vulnerable, IUCN Red List.
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