Q.State one practical use of the Red Data Book for conservation planning and policy-making.

Step 1. The Red Data Book standardises information such as a species' IUCN threat category, population estimate, range and main threats. Step 2. Because this information is kept updated, conservation planners and policymakers use it to decide where limited conservation resources and legal protection should be prioritised -- a species newly listed or moved to a more severe category is typically flagged for urgent attention. Step 3. Its historical records over time also let researchers track whether a species' population trend is improving or worsening, helping assess whether existing …

• Describing the Red Data Book only as a passive historical record, without naming its practical planning/prioritisation use. …