Page-9 of Topic: Biodiversity
India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation has been inaugurated by Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan at the Laboratory for Conservation of...Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve included in World Network of Biosphere Reserves
On August 10, 2018, the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) of Sikkim has been included in the UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WHBR). With this, number of biosphere...UNESCO includes Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO has included the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) in the list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WNBR) at the 30th Session of the Man and Biosphere International...The 2018 World Rangers Day (WRD)
The World Rangers Day (WRD) is celebrated every year on July 31 to remember and appreciate the crucial services rendered by rangers who protect, conserve and preserve the...Google partners with UNEP for Monitoring impact of human activity on global ecosystem
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has partnered with Google to monitor the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online tools. The purpose of the...2018 International Day of Tropics observed on June 29
The International Day of Tropics is observed every year on June 29 to raise awareness to the specific challenges faced by tropical areas, the far-reaching implications of the...Switzerland to host 2018 International Conference on TRIPS- CBD Linkage
The 2018 International Conference on TRIPS- CBD Linkage will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on 7-8 June 2018. The conference will bring together indigenous people/local communities in developing...Peoples Biodiversity Registers
India has recorded a marginal increase in forest cover, according to the India State of Forest Report 2017. Draft National Forest Policy, 2018 calls for increasing forest cover, involving...Biodiversity Heritage Sites
In March 2017, the Assam Government launched Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development (SaCReD) Initiative to develop Majuli, the world’s largest river island, as the country’s first carbon neutral district....Svalbard Global Seed Vault
It is a facility located on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean and it houses the world’s largest collection of seeds. The seeds can be of use...
Packed Pixel
Packed pixel, also known as chunky framebuffer organisation, is a method of arranging graphics data in memory so that all bits relating to an individual pixel are stored...
