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25 Year Environment Plan Outcome Indicator K3: Status of endemic and globally threatened species in the UK Overseas Territories (2025 update) 2025

Abstract

The UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are considered globally significant biodiversity hotspots, supporting complex ecosystems which are home to many species that are found nowhere else in the world. Species' status assessments, such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List assessments, are effective tools in understanding the level of threat facing these species. Using species' status assessments, JNCC is quantifying the proportion on endemic species in the UKOTs that are considered globally threatened in order to develop an indicator (Indicator K3 – Status of endemic and threatened species in the UK Overseas Territories).

JNCC has developed this indicator using data provided directly from the UKOT Governments and Administrations as well species' records from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List and The UK's Wildlife Overseas: a stocktake of nature in our Overseas Territories published by the RSPB). Additional unassessed species records are undergoing review by JNCC and the UKOT Governments and Administrations.

Results are presented as a combined indicator across all UKOTs and include true endemic species only.

This report is an update to, and replaces, JNCC Report 739, 'Indicator K3: Status of endemic and globally threatened species in the UK Overseas Territories', published in 2023, which remains available from The National Archives website.

This report may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need a copy in a different or more accessible format, please contact Communications@jncc.gov.uk.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2025·05·16

Citation
Farquharson, L.R. 2025. . JNCC Report 795, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

Lineage
This report provides an update on the development of 25 Year Environment Plan Outcome Indicator K3 (Status of endemic and globally threatened species in the UK Overseas Territories). It replaces JNCC Report 739, published in 2023.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2025·05·16

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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