IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, recognizes that the Government of Thailand is committed to the safeguarding of Thailand's endemic biodiversity. We note that Thailand, along with nearly every other country in the world, has adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its 20 Aichi Targets, which includes Target 12: By 2020, the extinction of know threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustained