Red Data Book of Ukraine

The Red Data Book of Ukraine, or literally the Red Book of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Червона книга України, romanized: Chervona knyha Ukrainy, IPA: [tʃerˈwɔnɐ ˈknɪɦɐ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]), is an official national red list of the threatened animals, plants and fungi that are protected by the law in Ukraine. State administration, conservation regulation and control of species is provided by the state institutions such as the Cabinet of Ukraine, Ministry of Ecology (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources), and other state institutions.

Scientific support for the Red Data Book is provided by the National Commission on the Red Data Book issues that prepare propositions about including and excluding species from the Red Data Book, provides control over materials' preparation, determination of edition structure and coordination of related activities. The National Commission on the Red Data Book issues is formed by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine based on its Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology and Cholodny Institute of Botany that directly conduct registry of the red data.

Three editions of the Red Book of Ukraine were published (1980, 1994–1996, 2009). As of April 9, 2021, 1,544 species have been listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, of which 687 are animals and 857 are plants.

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