It originally replaced the Red Book of Endangered Languages as a title in print after a brief period of overlap before being transferred to an online-only publication.
It held an international meeting also in 1992.1415 in Paris to place the topic before the world and initiate action.
Meanwhile, the initial reports on endangered languages had already been collected and submitted to UNESCO by regional experts in 1993.
[1] These have since been turned over to ICHEL, which created a website to enable regularly updates to be made available promptly.
In February 2009, UNESCO launched an online edition[2] of the Atlas of Endangered Languages which covers the whole world, contains much more information than previous printed editions and offers the possibility to users to provide online feedback, in view of its constant updating.