{"id":56597,"date":"2025-10-11T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=56597"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:58:14","slug":"national-red-list-roadmap-and-vision-2025-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-10-2025\/national-red-list-roadmap-and-vision-2025-2030","title":{"rendered":"National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025\u20132030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus:GS3\/Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has officially launched its<strong> National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025\u20132030 <\/strong>at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a transformative step in species assessment and conservation planning.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025\u20132030<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It envisions publishing Red Data Books for both flora and fauna, providing authoritative documentation of threatened species.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is developed by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), IUCN India, and the Centre for Species Survival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India aims to publish National Red Data Books for both flora and fauna by 2030.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It will assess nearly 11,000 species of plants and animals by 2030, including terrestrial and marine biodiversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It adheres to IUCN Red List protocols and supports India\u2019s commitments under the <strong>Convention on Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It<strong> <\/strong>includes a centralized digital platform for data collection, monitoring, and public access to conservation status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Relevance for India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India, one of the world\u2019s 17 megadiverse countries, is home to four of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots, <strong>the Himalayas, Western Ghats, Indo-Burma, and Sundaland<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It occupies just <strong>2.4% of the world\u2019s land area and it harbours nearly 8% of global flora <\/strong>and 7.5% of global fauna, with over 28% of plants and 30% of animals being endemic.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Red List Roadmap fills this gap by providing baseline data, threat analysis, and conservation priorities essential for policy-making and resource allocation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to establish a nationally coordinated, science-based framework to assess the extinction risk of India\u2019s flora and fauna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many species, especially in remote ecosystems, remain undocumented or poorly studied.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective implementation requires seamless collaboration across central and state departments, research institutions, and local communities which can be difficult.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustained financial and technical support is needed to train personnel, conduct field surveys, and maintain digital infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infrastructure projects often intersect with ecologically sensitive zones, requiring careful policy integration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Suggestions and Way Forward\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s National Red List Roadmap is a strategic effort to protect biodiversity and support global sustainability.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It focuses on strengthening institutions , involving local communities, integrating data into policy-making, and collaborating with global conservation partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Red List is expected to become a cornerstone for the country\u2019s future environmental and ecological.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/india-launches-national-red-list-roadmap-to-strengthen-biodiversity-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">India has officially launched its National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025\u20132030 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a transformative step in species assessment and conservation planning.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025\u20132030<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It envisions publishing Red Data Books for both flora and fauna, providing authoritative documentation of threatened species.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It is developed by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), IUCN India, and the Centre for Species Survival.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">India aims to publish National Red Data Books for both flora and fauna by 2030.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-10-2025\/national-red-list-roadmap-and-vision-2025-2030\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm 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