LPU is committed to integrate and implement environmental management practices to support, conserve and restore the ecosystem, biodiversity, natural habitat and promote sustainability practices into our day-to-day operations. Increase in land and water pollution leads to decline of earth’s biodiversity which affects the lives of various prominent species. To assess this issue of life threatening problem, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) prepared red list of threatened species which shows that more and more species assessed are being threatened with extinction.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species recognizes several categories of species status:
1. Extinct (EX) – No known individuals remaining.
2. Extinct in the wild (EW) – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
3. Critically endangered (CR) – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
4. Endangered (EN) – High risk of extinction in the wild.
5. Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of endangerment in the wild.
6. Near threatened (NT) – Likely to become endangered soon.
7. Least concern (LC) – Lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at-risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
8. Data deficient (DD) – Not enough data to assess its risk of extinction.
9. Not evaluated (NE) – Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria

Close to 50% of the species assessed by IUCN have been put under the ‘Least Concern’ category. It means the rest 50% are under various degrees of decline. By protecting environment and biodiversity can reduce the risk of threatening and extinction of valuable species. To tackle with the above said issue, LPU considers this as its responsibility to save environment and biodiversity by identifying, monitoring and protecting IUCN red listed species.

These guidelines aims on identifying, monitoring and protecting IUCN red listed species. IUCN red list species data is collected to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation which gives conservation status of species around the world.

1. To collect scientific data on the status of IUCN red listed species if any.
2. To address the factors of concern and spread awareness regarding the IUCN red listed species and biodiversity extinction.
3. To plan a layout for the conservation of biodiversity.
4. To conserve the valuable species within the University premises.
5. Ensure optimum land use, water management, and the conservation of natural resources.
6. Empower and motivate staff and students through environmental awareness programmes.

The strategy for the conservation of nature is as follows:
1. Assess – Focus on monitoring species status and trends of biodiversity and providing measures for the protection of our biosphere.
2. Plan – Aims to enhance collaborative and science-based strategies to ensure the most effective species conservation actions.
3. Act – Improve the status of biodiversity, by mobilizing actions involving governments, educational institutions, civil society, and the private sector. Maintaining crop and seed museum.
4. Communicate – The effectiveness of species conservation work is enhanced through strategic and targeted communications.
5. To carry-out research in conserving biodiversity.
6. To conserve and work towards local biodiversity and area around.
7. University must ensure that students learn to live with conserved species without hurting their self and the species.
8. To involve with local environmental group such as Conservation Volunteers and start related activities with University students.
9. Creating provision of planting native species wherever applicable in the University campus which can provide shelter to native birds.