Reverse the Red Species Pledge

Reverse the Red is a coalition committed…

to accelerating strategic actions focused on recovery outcomes for wild populations. We do this by creating strategic connections between species conservation partners and national governments to achieve national biodiversity targets and goals. 

The Reverse the Red Species Pledge is designed to understand which organizations, groups, and agencies are committed to specific strategic recovery actions for identified species in specific countries. 196 countries have signed on to the Global Biodiversity Framework with specific commitment to Goal A and Target 4 - halting extensions, reversing declines, and recovering populations; plant, fungi, and animals. To achieve these targets, we need coordinated, strategic efforts from all partners and this Species Pledge is our first step to understanding which organizations are committing their skills, experience, and knowledge to participating in the recovery of specific species. 

Why the Species Pledge?

The Pledge will allow our community to…

• Recognize and celebrate the overwhelming global and national support for species recovery.

• Map the species partners (organizations, agencies, groups) supporting in-country recovery efforts and which areas of expertise they can provide.

• Increase collaboration and make critical connections within country or within taxa.

• Connect threatened species needing urgent human-management, with partners that have the skills, resources, and desire to commit to its recovery.

You can join us by…

Recognizing your current commitments to species recovery or thoughtfully making new commitments to strategic actions for species recovery. The Species Pledge is for any organisation or group committed to specific actions aligned with a larger strategy to see populations of threatened species recovered in the wild. 

The Species Pledge is designed to connect the strategic actions of partners in support of National Biodiversity targets and goals. The Species Pledge will ask questions connected to the indicators, metrics, and strategies adopted by the Global Biodiversity Framework. It is ok if you are not able to answer all of these questions.

Target 4

Halt Species Extinction, Protect Genetic Diversity, and Manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Ensure urgent management actions to halt human induced extinction of known threatened species and for the recovery and conservation of species, in particular threatened species, to significantly reduce extinction risk, as well as to maintain and restore the genetic diversity within and between populations of native, wild and domesticated species to maintain their adaptive potential, including through in situ and ex situ conservation and sustainable management practices, and effectively manage human-wildlife interactions to minimize human-wildlife conflict for coexistence.

The Species Pledge will ask for…

• Which species your organisation commits to helping reverse declines of by 2023 and in which country your actions take place.

• Which species-specific metrics you are tracking to measure your impact

• if the data your organisation is collecting is being shared through national and global datasets and frameworks (like those found on the list of Target 4 indicators)

• which of the following strategic actions focused on species recovery (GSAP 4.1-7) you are committed to:

  • 4.1 - Species Assessment Efforts

  • 4.2 - Develop and Implement Recovery Plans (single species, multi-species, site-based or threat based)

  • 4.3 - Enact measures to prevent extinctions and recovery threatened species

  • 4.4 - Maintain or establish coordinated ex-situ breeding or propagation programs to all species that require them for recovery. (See Q&A for questions about SSP & EEPs)

  • 4.5 - Minimize loss of genetic diversity across all threatened species

  • 4.6 - Reduce and manage human-wildlife conflict

  • 4.7 - Determine factors governing species conservation success.

• If there are any current partners critical to successful species recovery that you would like to acknowledge

Other Species Conservation Efforts

The Reverse the Red Species Pledge recognizes that successful conservation requires many partners and types of efforts (land preservation, education campaigns, funding, insurance populations, and more). Each of these efforts are important and are often recognized in other forums and publications. The Reverse the Red Species Pledge is specifically concerned with actions focused on recovery outcomes for threatened species in the wild to support national biodiversity targets, specifically Target 4. If your strategic actions can be tied to recovery outcomes, please consider submitting your species pledge. If your actions support another group or organizations in these strategic efforts, please ask them to fill out the species pledge. 

It will take all of us to achieve our national and global biodiversity goals. Thank you for your consideration and willingness to share your efforts and celebrate the efforts of our incredible community!

The Species Pledge will allow us to accelerate species recovery and leverage the incredible knowledge, tools, and wisdom of this amazing community to which you are an essential part of! Thank You!

Frequently Asked Questions