Ninety percent of Guatemala’s endemic trees are threatened with extinction. The newly published Red List of Endemic Trees of Guatemala compiles assessments of all 108 endemic tree species of Guatemala and shows that 97 species are threatened with extinction.

Agriculture is the biggest threat to endemic trees in Guatemala, followed by logging and fire.

In addition to state-level findings, the publication features detailed species profiles, conservation status metrics, and distribution maps for each of the country’s 108 endemic trees.

The report identifies 68 threatened tree species only found in Guatemala without in situ or ex situ actions. These species are urgent priorities for conservation actions.

The Red List of Endemic Trees of Guatemala is a call to action. It provides a baseline for prioritising conservation actions to prevent the extinction of Guatemala’s unique tree flora.