Top Nature Group To Unveil New 'Red List' Of Threatened Species

Corals and amphibians are among the species hit hardest, with more than 40 percent of each group under threat in the IUCN's last update (Credit: AFP)

The world's top conservation body is holding its world congress starting Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated "red list" of threatened species.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), whose decisions help set the global agenda on environmental protection, will on Friday publish its list ranking at-risk plant and animal species from "least concern" to "extinct".