Question

Which of the following are the uses of IUCN Red Data Book?

• A. Developing awareness about the importance of threatened biodiversity
• B. Identification and documentation of endangered species
• C. Providing a global index of the decline of biodiversity
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All of these

The correct option is D:

Red Data Book

1. Red Data Book contains a record of all those species of plants and animals which are under the threat of extinction.
2. The IUCN maintains Red Data Book. The organization is known as World Conservation Union (WCU).
3. This book provides information about the distribution and status of threatened species and guides their conservation programs.
4. The Red data book is revised periodically. According to the 2004 IUCN, records of threatened species, a total of 15,589 species face extinction.
5. One in four mammals, one in eight birds, one in three amphibians, and almost half of all freshwater turtles are threatened.

Thus, the uses of the IUCN Red Data Book are:

(a) Developing awareness about the importance of threatened biodiversity.

(b) Identification and documentation of endangered species.

(c) Providing a global index of the decline of biodiversity.