| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | India launches National Red List Roadmap at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 |
| Venue | Asia Pavilion |
| Unveiled by | Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh |
| Objective | Develop a nationally coordinated, science-based framework to assess and monitor species conservation status |
| Key Features | - Evidence-based and inclusive approach - Aligned with IUCN Red List methodology |
| Collaborators | IUCN, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Centre for Species Survival |
| Biodiversity Highlights | - Four global biodiversity hotspots: Himalayas, Western Ghats, Indo-Burma, Sundaland - Over 104,000 faunal species - More than 18,000 species of flowering plants - Nearly 20,000 marine species - 28% of plant species and 30% of animal species endemic to India |
| Legal Commitments | - Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 2022) - Supports Convention on Biological Diversity and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
| Outcome by 2030 | Publication of National Red Data Books for flora and fauna |
| Global Context | IUCN Red List has assessed over 163,000 species, with 28% at risk of extinction |
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