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Q100 (CDS-I/2009) Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Protected Areas › Conservation monitoring tools Answer Verified

The 'Red Data Book' containing information on all wild paints and animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following ?

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The 'Red Data Book' is a comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species, including both plants and animals [c1][t5]. It was first issued in 1966 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), specifically through its Species Survival Commission [c1][c2]. The IUCN, also known as the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, is the global authority on the status of the natural world [t1][t3]. While the organization was previously referred to as the World Conservation Union (WCU) in some contexts, the primary and official publisher remains the IUCN [c1][t4]. The book provides critical information on species' range, population size, and threats, categorizing them into groups such as 'Critically Endangered' or 'Endangered' to catalyze conservation action and policy change [t4][t9].

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  1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > red data Book. > p. 11
  2. [2] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 8: Biodiversity > 8.2. T}IE RED DATA BOOK > p. 147
  3. [3] https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/oceans-seas/what-we-do/working-regional-seas/partners/international-union
  4. [4] https://ia601307.us.archive.org/31/items/iucnmammalreddat82thor/iucnmammalreddat82thor.pdf
  5. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List
  6. [6] https://iucn.org/resources/conservation-tool/iucn-red-list-threatened-species
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