Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with nine reserves in 1973-74. The project was first started as a central scheme. Later, it was transformed into Centrally Sponsored Scheme,...
India currently holds around 75% of the world’s wild tiger population, making it the global stronghold for tiger conservation. As per the All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2022,...
The Critical Wildlife Habitats have been envisaged in Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. This act defines the Critical Wildlife Habitats...
India enacted Biological Diversity Act in 2002 for giving effect to the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Objective of this act is to regulate the access...
The Bonn Convention, also known as the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), is an environmental treaty under the United Nations Environment Programme....
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) also known as Washington Convention, is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is...
Convention on Biological Diversity is a legally binding treaty , which came as an outcome of Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and entered...
Deserts and xeric shrublands are characterized by small amount of moisture. They receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches (25 cms) or less, and have an arid...
Mediterranean Shrublands or Chaparral biome is found along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, California, Central Chile, south-western part of South Africa and south-western parts of Australia. Location...
Temperate grasslands are found in the regions with temperate and semi-arid to semi-humid climates. The most important characteristic of the Temperate Grasslands is that they have almost no...
