Meet the team Meet the people behind the IUCN Sampled Red List
Index for Plants project and find out why they believe this work
is so important for the future of plants and us. Plant
Conservation Analyst and lead, IUCN Sampled Red List Index for
Plants at Kew Steve is responsible for carrying out conservation
assessments using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The
conservation assessments that Steve produces are used in the
collection guides to help prioritise seed collection of
endangered plant species and groups. Speaking about his role in
this project, Steve said “Present day human activities are
pushing more plants towards extinction, but if the world’s
governments take the right steps at the UN biodiversity meeting
in October, we do have the potential to safeguard plant life and
the creatures that depend on it. Plants underpin many ecosystems
and the loss of key species could cause the system to collapse
like a house of cards.” Dr. Neil Brummitt Formerly Plant
Diversity Analyst and co-ordinator of t