International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

IUCN was founded in 1948 as a global conservation network.

• IUCN has more than 1200 member organizations including 200+ government and 900+ Non-government organizations.

Functions of IUCN

• Science – the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
• Action – hundreds of conservation projects all over the world.
• Influence – through the collective strength of more than 1,200 government and non-governmental Member organizations.

IUCN Threatened Species Classification (Red Data Book)

There are total 9 categories under which species (both Flora and Fauna) are classified:

• Extinct (EX): beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
• Extinct in the Wild (EW): survives only in captivity, cultivation ....