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📌 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Founded in 1964, it is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

📚 Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups.

1. Extinct (EX)
2. Extinct in the wild (EW)
3. Critically endangered (CR)
4. Endangered (EN)
5. Vulnerable (VU)
6. Near threatened (NT)
7. Least concern (LC)
8. Data deficient (DD)
9. Not evaluated (NE)

✅ When discussing the IUCN Red List, the official term "threatened" is a grouping of three categories: critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable.

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The Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, has officially announced the notification of the Ratapani Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh as India's 57th Tiger Reserve. This remarkable step emphasizes India's commitment to tiger conservation and highlights the nation's dedication to preserving its rich biodiversity.

Ratapani Tiger Reserve is now the 8th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh, reaffirming the state's title as the "Tiger State of India." 🐯🐅🐯🐅

:- Total Wildlife Sanctuaries :- 573

:- Total National Parks :- 106

:- Total Bird Sanctuaries in India :- 72

:- Total Biosphere reserves in India :- 18

:- Total Tiger Reserves In India :- 58

:- Total Elephant Reserves In India :- 33

:- Total Ramsar Sites ( wetlands) :- 89

:- Total Biodiversity Hotspot 🇮🇳 :- 4
World :- 36

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The ISFR 2023 report recorded forest cover and tree cover was 25.17%. The total forest cover was 7,15,342.61 sq km which is 21.76% of the geographical area of the country and the tree cover is 3.41% of the geographical area of the country. With these two, total forest and tree covers are 8,27,356.95 sq km.

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Indian State of Forest Report 2023. Vol - 1

Indian State of Forest Report 2023. Vol - 2

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Recently, (MoEFCC) released the 18th India State of Forest Report 2023 . ISFR is brought out by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) on a biennial basis since 1987.

📌 What are the Key findings of ISFR 2023?

Forest Cover :- 21.76%
Tree Cover :- 3.41%
Total Forest and Tree Cover :- 25.17%

📌 Maximum increase (Forest and Tree Cover): Chhattisgarh

📌 Maximum Increase (Forest Cover): Mizoram

📌 Largest Decrease :- Madhya Pradesh.

📌 Mangrove Cover: India's mangrove 0.15% of the total geographical area.

Gujarat saw a decrease in mangrove cover, while Andhra Pradesh experienced increases.

📌 Forest Fire: The top three states with the most fire incidents in the 2023-24 season are Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
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📌 Indian State of Forest Report Notes .

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📌 Canopy density is the percentage of an area that is covered by the tree crowns. It is a major factor in evaluating the health of a forest .

Canopy Density

📌 OPEN :- When the density is under 0.5

📌 THIN :- Density is between 0.5 and 0.75

📌 DENSE :- When the density is between 0.75 and 1.0

📌 CLOSED :- When the density is 1.0

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