The EDGE of Existence programme seeks to:

• Raise awareness of the world's most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species

 

• Identify the current status of poorly known and possibly extinct EDGE species

• Develop and implement conservation strategies for all EDGE species not currently being protected

• Increase conservation capacity in the countries in which EDGE species occur, through supporting and training local scientists and conservation professionals to undertake research into the focal EDGE species

• Support all ongoing conservation activities for EDGE species