Revised versions of Natural England’s ‘Red List’ and the ‘biodiversity indicators’ used to measure changes in abundance should include a minimum of one species per family, which would result in a significant increase in invertebrate representation. In response to this report, the Government should set out what steps it is taking to gain approval from members of the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, so that data from species excluded from the 2022 Red List can be included in future iterati...

Revised versions of Natural England’s ‘Red List’ and the ‘biodiversity indicators’ used to measure changes in abundance should include a minimum of one species per family, which would result in a significant increase in invertebrate representation. In response to this report, the Government should set out what steps it is taking to gain approval from members of the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, so that data from species excluded from the 2022 Red List can be included in future iterations. Additionally, a detailed breakdown of how current data from the monitoring of excluded invertebrate species influence both the interim and final sta Type: recommendation | Number: 24 | Paragraph: 144 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: Defra acknowledges this recommendation. The species abundance and extinction risk indicators were both developed using the best available data at the time. Although the indicators have been designed to represent wider species and habitats as m