India’s wildlife recovery agenda highlights National Red List and species programmes
Quick dive
- India launched its National Red List Roadmap at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi in 2025 to produce National Red Data Books for plants and animals by 2030.
- Of 7,516 Indian animal species assessed for the IUCN Red List, 1,012 are threatened, but the assessments cover only 7.2% of documented Indian animal species.
- The Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats scheme supports recovery action for 24 identified species and their habitats.
- The editorial records recovery indicators including 1,364 Nilgiri tahrs in 2026 and 12,981 vultures in Madhya Pradesh’s 2025 census.
- exam_relevance: tests the distinction between global IUCN assessment and India’s proposed National Red Data Books, alongside named recovery programmes and census data; UPSC Prelims 2019 asked about species conservation status and Mains GS3 has asked about biodiversity conservation, so the roadmap’s 2030 output is a specific exam hook.
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