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National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) releases study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+ Approach”
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has released a study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+ Approach”. The study is authored by the Centre for Ecological Services Management at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal). It estimates the economic valuation of Bandipur Tiger Reserve and 9 other tiger reserves in ..
Topics: Bengal tiger • Book:Tiger Reserves in India • Conservation in India • Conservation-reliant species • Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests • Environmental conservation • Felids • National symbols of India • Tiger reserves of India • Tigers in India
Genesis of Project Tiger
An estimate of the tiger population in India, at the turn of the century, placed the figure at 40,000. Subsequently, the first ever all India tiger census was conducted in 1972 which revealed the existence of only 1827 tigers. Various pressures in the later part of the last century led to the progressive decline of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation-reliant species • Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests • Endangered species • Environmental conservation • Felids • Melghat • National symbols of India • Project Tiger • Tiger • Tiger conservation • Tiger reserves of India • Tigers in India