Micras Union of Natural Heritage Conservation

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Micras Union of Natural Heritage Conservation
Emblem of MUNHC
Emblem
Headquarters Alexandretta
Meckelnburgh Meckelnburgh
Official language(s) Istvanistani
Type International organization
Leaders
 - Director-General Saskia Zuiderduin
 - President Jérôme Duchamp
 - Main assembly {{{legislature}}}
Establishment 1698 AN
Membership 11 member states
Organisation website {{{site}}}
Organisation forum {{{forum}}}

The Micras Union of Natural Heritage Conservation (MUNHC) is an international organization working to promote species security, nature conservation, and advocate for endangered species and critical habitat protection. Its membership comprises governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations. MUNHC headquarters are in Alexandretta, Meckelnburgh.

Members

The Red Watchlist

The Red Watchlist categories scale

The MUNHC is responsible for managing the Endangered Species' Watchlist (The Red Watchlist). The watchlist uses established criteria to determine the security or extinction risk of Micras' flora and fauna. The purpose of the list is to communicate crucial conservation needs of at-risk species.

Categories

Species on The Red Watchlist are classified based on population and habitat decline, as from invasive species, urban encroachment, over-exploitation and disease.

  • Extinct (EX)—species is no longer extant; no known specimens remain.
  • Extinct in the Wild (EW)—specimens remain only in human captivity.
  • Critically Endangered (CE)—critical state requiring immediate conservation to avoid extinction.
  • Endangered (EN)—very high risk of extinction; current trajectory predicts extinction.
  • Vulnerable (VU)—at a high risk of extinction without intervention.
  • Near Threatened (NT)—close to requiring human intervention for recovery.
  • Apparently Secure (AS)—evidence indicates extinction unlikely in near future.
  • Secure (SE)—species experiencing growth or strong stability; otherwise healthy.

In addition to endangered status, categories may indicate an incomplete basis for classification.

  • Data Insufficient (DI)—not enough information available for determination.
  • Not Evaluated (NE)—an evaluation has not been completed.

Protected area classification

The MUNHC also administers a system of area management categories for protected areas of nations, such as national parks and wildlife refuges. The system allows a unified reference for the various type of protected areas in Micras where national terminology can differ. The management of protected areas can then be better studied.

Categories

  • Wilderness Area (I)—area managed to restrict all human use, either limited to primitive recreation or off-limits to all non-scientific entry; often free of prior human development.
  • National Park (IIa)—regional biosphere or environment off-limits to human exploitation (e.g. hunting, mining, urban settlement) but open to developed recreation.
  • National Monument (IIb)—similar to a National Park, but dedicated to a specific feature or habitat.
  • Wildlife Management Area (III)—environment or habitat dedicated to species survival or propagation; hunting or other individual small-scale sustainable exploitation permissible.
  • Protected Landscape (IV)—area managed to maintain the natural character of a region while permitting noninvasive for-profit activity and development.
  • Sustainable Use Area (V)—area managed to permit invasive for-profit activity (e.g. logging, fishing, mining) in a natural region under a developed conservation plan.
  • Heritage Area (VI)—locality preserved from prejudicial change to an item of historical or cultural heritage.
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