In Australia, the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) describes lists of threatened species, ecological communities and threatening processes. The categories resemble those of the 1994
IUCN Red List Categories & Criteria (version 2.3). Prior to the EPBC Act, a simpler classification system was used by the
Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Some state and territory governments also have their own systems for conservation status. The codes for the Western Australian conservation system are given at
Declared Rare and Priority Flora List (abbreviated to DECF when using in a taxobox). In Belgium, the Flemish
Research Institute for Nature and Forest publishes an online set of more than 150 nature indicators in Dutch. In Canada, the
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is a group of experts that assesses and designates which wild species are in some danger of disappearing from Canada. Under the
Species at Risk Act (SARA), it is up to the federal government, which is politically accountable, to legally protect species assessed by COSEWIC. In China, the State, provinces and some counties have determined their key protected wildlife species. There is the China red data book. In
Finland, many species are protected under the Nature Conservation Act, and through the
EU Habitats Directive and EU Birds Directive. In Germany, the
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation publishes "red lists of endangered species". India has the
Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Amended 2003 and the
Biological Diversity Act, 2002. In Japan, the
Ministry of Environment publishes a Threatened Wildlife of Japan Red Data Book. In the
Netherlands, the Dutch
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality publishes a list of threatened species, and conservation is enforced by the Nature Conservation Act 1998. Species are also protected through the Wild Birds and Habitats Directives. In New Zealand, the
Department of Conservation publishes the
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists. threatened species or subspecies are assigned one of seven categories: Nationally Critical, Nationally Endangered, Nationally Vulnerable, Declining, Recovering, Relict, or Naturally Uncommon. While the classification looks only at a national level, many species are unique to New Zealand, and species which are secure overseas are noted as such. In Russia, the
Red Data Book of the Russian Federation came out in 2001, it contains categories defining preservation status for different species. In it there are 8 taxa of amphibians, 21 taxa of reptiles, 128 taxa of birds, and 74 taxa of mammals, in total 231. There are also more than 30 regional red books, for example the red book of the Altaic region which came out in 1994. In
South Africa, the
South African National Biodiversity Institute, established under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004, is responsible for drawing up lists of affected species, and monitoring compliance with CITES decisions. It is envisaged that previously diverse Red lists would be more easily kept current, both technically and financially. In
Thailand, the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act of BE 2535 defines fifteen
reserved animal species and two classes of protected species, of which hunting, breeding, possession, and trade are prohibited or restricted by law. The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for the regulation of these activities. In
Ukraine, the Ministry of Environment Protection maintains list of endangered species (divided into seven categories from "0" - extinct to "VI" - rehabilitated) and publishes it in the Red Book of Ukraine. In the
United States of America, the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 created the
Endangered Species List. ==Consumer guides==