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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 13. biodiversity and conservation
The organization which publishes the Red list of species is
- A \(ICFRE\)
- B \(IUCN\)
- C \(UNEP\)
- D \(WWF\)
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(B) \(IUCN\)
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(b) : \(IUCN\) 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. Red data book or red list was initiated in \(1963\). The Red list of year \(2000\) has made assessment of \(18,000\) species.
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