Shine a Spotlight on Plant Imperilment - Nominate a Plant for the Endangered Species Coalition Top 10 Endangered Species Report.
June 30, 2016
Dear Plant Conservation Leader:
Does your organization know of one or more imperiled plants that are charismatic, ecologically important, and need more conservation attention? Nominate your species for the 2016 Top 10 Report!
The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) is asking for species nominations for its annual America’s Top 10 Endangered Species report. The purpose of the report is to raise awareness about the ongoing threats to endangered species.
The 2016 report will highlight “the Top 10 Species Priorities for a New Administration”.
Deadline to return nominations to the NPCC: July 28, 2016
The ESC is asking for nominations of species that have documented importance in maintaining ecosystem function. These are vulnerable species that are ecological engineers, e.g. provide pollinator habitat, maintain wetland function, act as refugia, etc. Ensuring that these species are saved helps save their shared ecosystems.
Why Do This?
The report will help raise the profile of these species and their conservation needs. Groups whose nominations are included in the report will be asked to assist with promotion of the ESC report, including promotion of your own efforts to protect the species.
Groups whose nominations are included in the report receive:
- A full-page species profile in the report, including the organization’s logo (the logo is also on the back cover of the report)
- A media packet for the report
- Assistance from ESC with media and organizing local outreach efforts
Eligible Species
Any species that resides in the United States which is
1) Federally listed as threatened or endangered,
2) a species on the candidate conservation list,
3) a species recently delisted, or
4) a species that has been petitioned for listing.
Species that do not fall into these categories, but for which the science shows dramatic declines nationally may also be nominated.
Submission Process
ESC relies on the content nomination form to write the species profiles in the report. Please be sure your answers reflect the best available science and your top messages about the species. Submissions should not exceed five pages in length, and should be clear and concise. Incomplete nominations may not be considered in the judges’ scoring.
You are encouraged to provide references and to attach, with your submission, background documents, scientific reports, media articles, maps, or graphs to support your submission. In doing so, you will assist ESC in producing a scientifically defensible document.
Jury
Thank you!
