The IUCN Species Information Service SIS The IUCN

The IUCN Species Information Service (SIS) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™

Importance of storing, maintaining & updating Red List data Primary value of the Red List is the underlying data • Red List assessment = more than just the category & criteria • Data (documentation & map) tells us the whole story: why the species is assessed as it is and what to do about it • Data used for conservation planning, priority-setting and decision-making

Species Information System (SIS) What is the Species Information Service (SIS)? • Online system for centralized data storage • Direct link to Red List website • Standardizes assessments • Transparency • Facilitates consistency checking and review • Allows for convenient and informed reassessments • Source code is open-source and free: can be used to produce national and regional Red List assessments The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™

Freshwater fish specialist Fern specialist Gobies & Sticklebacks Working Set Ferns Internet connection Fungi Conifers Orchids Acacias Cycads Ferns Sharks Groupers Seahorses Gobies Sticklebacks Internet connection Reptiles Online SIS Ferns Working Set Birds Dragonflies Mayflies Odonata specialist Internet connection Frogs Newts Salamanders Toads Bees Spiders Dragonflies Mammals Mayflies Bivalves Dragonflies & Mayflies Working Set Gobies Sticklebacks Bivalves Working Set Internet connection Bivalves Mollusc specialist

Species Information System (SIS) Online SIS • Training site: https: //train. iucnsis. org − Practicing in SIS or testing functions before trying them on the live SIS. Use this for Red List training. • Live site: https: //sis. iucnsis. org − Entering assessment information for the IUCN Red List web site. Use this for entering real data for the project and the IUCN Red List. Offline SIS • Very careful management required to keep track of the current version of the dataset and to ensure correct version is uploaded back into the live SIS. • Only one person should work on an offline dataset at any one time. • MAKE REGULAR BACKUPS Please contact the Red List Unit if you absolutely need to use offline SIS.

Species Information System (SIS) System Requirements • Best internet browsers for SIS are: Firefox − Mozilla Firefox − Google Chrome − Apple Safari • Offline SIS requires JAVA be installed (free to download) • Does not work very well through Internet Explorer (IE not standards compliant)

Species Information System (SIS) Different versions of SIS are very similar: Offline Online live Online training It is useful to give each version a different background colour

Species Information System (SIS) User accounts and permissions • Each SIS user will get a specific Username and Password • Permissions are tailored for each person: − Only SIS managers and RLU staff have full access − Users can edit and add new assessments only to those taxa that they have permission to edit • Taxonomic information is strictly controlled − Very few people have permission to change taxonomy