Iucn red list of endangered species environment the. Iucn red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor latest list shows extinction now threatens a third of all assessed species, from monkeys to rhino rays published. It includes endangered, vulnerable, rare, extinct etc. The list contains critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species. Nov 18, 2015 pdf viewer such as adobe reader is required previou sly 2008 published red list 2006 assessments. Pdf slides of all the environment videos, 700 slides for free video lectures and st. May, 2017 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Nov 26, 20 in the 20 red list of endangered species are the okapi, the whitewinged flufftail, the red belly toad, caribbean skinks and the martial eagle. It publishes red data book which contains a list of threatened species vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered. Iucn red book officials forced scientific standards on polar. The technical criteria for establishing various categories of endangerment are explicit and stringent under iucn red list guidelines. Pdf the iucn red list assessment of aspidochirotid sea.
Programme and is also the listing authority for birds on the iucn red list and through its partnership, works closely with the iucn ssc specialist groups in this capacity. May 16, 2019 iucn red list india as of march 2019 the list contains critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species. Established in 1964, the international union for conservation of natures red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Dec 24, 2012 the red data book is the record of the list of animals and plants which are facing the risk of danger. It was medium to large, about the size of a german shepherd. The list is updated by zoological survey of india zsi from time to time as per the international union for conservation of nature iucn, 1996. Birdlife international 2001 threatened birds of asia. A species status under iucn red list criteria is determined by a number of factors, including population size, population trends, and geographic range iucn 2012. The iucn red list estimates that in 2015 around 1,040 plant and animal species across taxa were threatened in the country directly or indirectly related to agriculture.
The world banks recently published little green data book 2003 contains these and other useful facts on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, pollution, water, and sanitation. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a. The iucn is the worlds main authority on the conservation status of species, so it is important that its recommendations are based on sound. Mabberleys plant book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. Working group rawg for the initial development of the guidelines for application of iucn red list criteria at regional levels. Data books of vascular plant species are available for the. The iucn red list of threatened species iucn 2004 is widely regarded as the most. Research advances and challenges in the iucn red list of. The international union for conservation of nature iucn is the worlds main authority on the conservation status of species. The cyclorrhapha calyptratae comprise eleven families nine of which are represented in this assessment, the.
The iucn red list of threatened species also known as the iucn red list or red data list, founded in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The iucn red list is a scientifically rigorous tool for conservation. Iucn red list india pdf download endangered, extinct species india. Jun 28, 2018 the iucn red list of ecosystems categories and criteria. A full account of all the listing criteria is beyond the scope of this article, but we provide an overview of the process of the assessment here. The concept of the red data book, registers of wildlife assigned categories of threat, is generally credited to sir peter scott when he became chair of the then iucn survival service commission in 1963, with the. It provides public, private and nongovernmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Endangered marine mammals freshwater river dolphin south asian river dolphin because of the sound it produces when breathing.
The idea for the green listwhich compliments the iucn red list that tracks endangered specieswas approved at the world conservation congress in jeju, south korea, this month. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. In the 20 red list of endangered species are the okapi, the whitewinged flufftail, the red belly toad, caribbean skinks and the martial eagle. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seedbearing plant including conifers, plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. Find all species in the red list that are threatened by fisheries. The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the. Use and misuse of the iucn red list criteria in projecting. In 20, the international union for the conservation of nature conducted an assessment of more than 370 species of sea cucumbers for its red list of threatened species 38, and listed seven. Summaries of the numbers of species in each category for the current version of the iucn red list are provided here. It was closely related to the warrah or falkland islands wolf, and was the ancestral species from which it diverged. Indian medicinal plants at risk find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The mapping standards and data quality for iucn red list spatial data is a guidance document explaining the required standards to follow when preparing distribution maps for publication on the iucn red list of threatened species.
The inclusion of newly described species on the iucn red list is addressed on a casebycase basis. Blab j, riecken u, ssymank a 1995 proposal on a criteria system for a national red data book of biotopes. The red data book on indian animals parti vertebrata, zsi mammals, aves, reptilia and. Critically endangered species in india according to the red data book of. The iucn maintains a red data book which contains a record of animals which are known to be in danger.
The red list of threatened species also known as the iucn red list or red data list, founded in 1964, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Birdlife international is the worlds largest nature conservation partnership. The red list of threatened species, prepared by the international union for conservation of nature iucn, has listed 2 species of plants and animals as critically endangered, the most threatened ca. Red list has 2 species of plants, animals from india. Red listed plants of india 2015 posted on nov 9, 2015 asia and middle east, asia and the middle east, modified iucn categories and criteria, plants 1. Iucn red list india pdf download endangered species in.
A provisional assessment of the status of calypterate flies. Chen sh, chang sh, liu y, chan s, fan zy, chen cs, yen cw, guo ds 2009 low population and severe threats. Biological resource use click in the checkbox next to 5. The process is also an exhaustive and transparent one that incorporates all the best available data. The designated iucn red list authority andor iucn global species programme staff including staff from partner institutions working on global species assessment projects will consult with relevant experts to ascertain how widely accepted these. Fishing and harvesting aquatic resources click on the arrow to move the search criteria across to the righthand side of the page. India has added 15 more species to the red list of threatened species published by the international union for conservation of nature iucn in 2014, but the country has climbed down a spot.
Iucn red list india as of march 2019 the list contains critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species. The basis of the iucn red list of ecosystems is the iucn red list of ecosystems categories and criteria, a set of eight categories and five criteria that provide a consistent method for assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse. Based on other european red list assessments, 59% of freshwater molluscs, 40% of freshwater fishes, 28% of grasshoppers, crickets and bushcrickets, 23% of amphibians, 20% of reptiles, 20% of. The basis of occurrences of the ecosystem iucn standards and petitions subcommittee. Iucn red list india pdf download endangered species in india. Over the last decade, the iucn red list categories and criteria have been used to. Data books of bryophyte species are available for the.
Iucn red list india red data list red book part2 pmf ias. The iucn red list of threatened species, founded in 1964, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. For over 20 years, birdlife has published information on globally threatened bird species in regional red data books. The first red data book was published in 1963 under the leadership of. Iucn to kickoff green list for fully conserved species. It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. Throughout 2015, the iucn global species programme and species survival. Red list has listed 2 species of plants and animals as critically. The iucn publishes iucn red list of threatened species canada protects unique glass sponge reefs the conservation community is celebrating a new marine protected area mpa for canadas ancient and unique glass sponge reefs, which provide a vital habitat to a wide range of marine animals including endangered rockfish.
Pdf on feb 1, 2016, anurag dhyani and others published iucn red list 2015. The iucn red list categories and criteria were first published in 1994 following six years of research and broad consultation iucn 1994. Its scientific name means ancestor of the foolish dog. It was afforded legal protection in indonesia in 1958 and included in the 1977 red data book king, 19871979. Iucn 2015 iucn standard for the petitions subcommittee 2014 assessed as globally cr, en or vu on the. The iucn red list is a critical indicator of the health of the worlds biodiversity. They include vulnerable, endangered, rare and even extinct animals and plants on the list. It helps to create awareness about the various species. Iucn red list 2017 pdf download how often is the iucn red list. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the health ministry has classified districts across all states and union territories as red.
Iucn red list india red data list red book part1 pmf ias. Not evaluated, data deficient, least concern, near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, extinct in. Mass export of bali starlings to europe and the usa during the 1960s and 1970s prompted inclusion of the species on p. Dusicyon avus is an extinct species of canid in the genus dusicyon. International agreements use iucn red list data to guide decision making and as an indicator of the status of nature. Overview of iucn members 2015 overview of iucn 4 iucn is a membership union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. Species treated as threatened are listed by various agencies as well as by some private organizations.
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