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India launches National Red List Roadmap at IUCN Congress

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: India launches National Red List Roadmap at IUCN Congress (GS3 · Biodiversity, 9 October 2025)
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What happened

  • At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, India launched its National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030 for National Red List Assessment [PIB].
  • It was prepared by ZSI and BSI with IUCN-India and the Centre for Species Survival, India [PIB].

Background

  • A national red list assesses extinction risk of species found in the country [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Country-level lists help target protection better than global lists alone.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-09): at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, India launched its National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030 for National Red List Assessment.
  2. Country-level lists help target protection better than global lists alone.
Quotable data point

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, India launched its National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030 for National Red List Assessment.

PIB: MoEFCC: National Red List Roadmap at IUCN Congress, 9 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: IUCN, ZSI, BSI.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

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Congress venue

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Prepared by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Vision period

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: MoEFCC: National Red List Roadmap at IUCN Congress, 9 Oct 2025

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