Russia's red book is replenished again?

With the development of civilization, mankind began an attack on nature so actively that many species of plants and animals were endangered. Therefore, in the middle of the last century, at the international conference on the protection of nature , it was decided to urge countries to make special lists and issue them with red covers, as a signal for alarm.

What is the Red Book?

Around the same years, the Red Book of Russia appeared. Plants and animals listed in its first edition needed urgent protection measures and special work to save their habitats at the federal level. In the 90-ies of the last century, similar books of regions and territories of Russia began to be created. Thus, each region has the opportunity to monitor the conservation of natural diversity in its territory.

Now in the world more than 20 thousand species of animals, birds and plants are on the verge of extinction. In the International Red Data Book, more than 25% of existing mammals, about 50% of amphibians, more than 13% of birds and more than 33% of corals are mentioned.

The Red Book of Russia is published at least once every 10 years. Between the publications by the State Ecological Committee, work is underway to update the lists, which then become an integral part of the next edition.

This is not just a list

The Red Book of Russia is not just an illustrated edition, in which rare and endangered species are described. It can be called a program of activities to restore populations, because it collected many years of experience and specific facts accumulated by scientists-zoologists, game experts and just connoisseurs of nature.

Rich scientific information, a description of risks and many tips for preserving nature - all this is the Red Book of Russia. Photos and illustrations help to better study the nature of the native land and, if possible, help save it. This is the main mission of the publication - in the rescue of endangered species of plants and animals and the restoration of rare species. History shows that this is possible when government agencies, interested public organizations, various specialists, as well as enthusiastic amateurs unite their efforts.

Who compiles and maintains this publication?

The Red Book of Russia is the fruit of the labor of many organizations, various commissions, laboratories and scientists. After all, to authoritatively say that a plant or animal is on the verge of extinction, it is necessary to conduct a large research work. At the very beginning, more than 100 institutions and organizations, including the Russian Academy of Sciences, government agencies, scientists from reserves and protected areas and universities, were involved in its compilation.

Now there is a paper and electronic Red Book of Russia. Animals and plants from the risk groups are presented in more detail here - in the electronic version there are a lot of additional information and thematic contextual links on which it is possible to go to the databases of reserves and to other interesting sites.

Plants and animals are candidates for book lists

The Red Book of Russia includes 6 sections on the degree of threat of extinction of the species:

No. 0 - probably disappeared;

No. 1 - under the threat of extinction;

No. 2 - declining in numbers;

No. 3 - rare;

No. 4 - uncertain status;

No. 5 - recoverable and recoverable.

For ease of perception, information on sections should be placed in a tabular form

Red Book of Russia - categories of objects

Risk Factors for the Living World

What can I do to prevent all the flora and fauna of Russia from being included in the lists under the red cover?

International environmental organizations see an exit in reducing the risks of global warming, reducing CO2 emissions, preventing accidents with oil spills, minimizing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere by industrial enterprises and megacities, combating poaching and using protected areas for other purposes. Then in a few decades you can make all the Red Books museum exhibits.

In the meantime, in order to fill at least part of the population of rare species, according to estimates of environmentalists, you need almost half a billion dollars, and lists of endangered plants and animals are still growing.