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Write the full form of IUCN. In which book threatened species are enlisted.

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Answered by aggarwalreena290
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:IUSN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

: In red data book threatened species are enlisted

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Answered by steffis
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The full form of IUCN is International Union for Conservation of Nature.  

Explanation:

  • It is an international union of government and social organizations.  
  • It is a recognized ‘global authority’ that measures the ‘status of the natural world’. The main objective of IUCN is ‘to conserve nature’ through sustainable usage of natural resources.  
  • The objectives are met by six commissions namely;
  1. 'Species survival
  2. Environmental law
  3. Protected areas
  4. Social and economic policy
  5. Ecosystem management
  6. Education and communication’

IUCN book of threatened species:

  • IUCN maintains the Red Book or List of threatened species, where it enlists and indexes according to various trends.
  • The index is called Red List Index provides comprehensive information about ‘global conservation status’ of various species like animals, fungi, and plants.
  • It has enlisted about 34% of conifers, 25% of mammals and many others to be threatened species.
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