Launch of National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030

• India unveiled the National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
• The initiative was launched by Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at the Asia Pavilion.
• The roadmap was developed to establish a comprehensive framework for species assessment and conservation.
• The Minister stated that this plan will guide India's biodiversity conservation strategy until 2030.
• It was noted that the government is working closely with IUCN, ZSI, and BSI to identify endangered species and prepare the National Red List.
• The Vision 2025-2030 document aims to create a science-based, nationally coordinated system for assessing India's flora and fauna.
• One of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, India is home to four of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots: the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, Indo-Burma, and Sundaland.