Question:

The organization which publishes the Red list of species is

Updated On: Aug 20, 2024
  • ICFRE
  • IUCN
  • UNEP
  • WWF.
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IUCN is International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources which is now called World Conservation Union (WCU). It has its headquarters at Morges, Switzerland. It maintains a red data book or red list which is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of extinction.
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