IUCN Current Affairs, GK & News
Aravalli Biodiversity Park-India’s first OECM site
On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures site, OECM site. What is OECM? The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. According to IUCN, the OECM sites are not protected but ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Aravalli Range • Biodiversity • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • OECM • World Wetland Day
Peru Environmental Emergency
Peru is a South American country. The Government of Peru recently declared an environmental emergency due to oil spill. The emergency is to last for 90 – days! What happened? Around six thousand barrels of oil were spilled into the Pacific Ocean. A tanker of Repsol, a Spanish Energy firm, was transporting oil to Vantinalla ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • CITES • humboldt current • Humboldt Penguin • Hunga Tonga • Hunga Tonga Hunga Taapai • IUCN • Oil spill • Peru • Tonga • Tsunami • Vulnerable
Punjab to begin Census of Indus River Dolphin
The state of Punjab is set to start the Census of one of the world’s most threatened cetaceans, Indus River dolphin. Key facts Indus River dolphin is scientifically called as Platanista gangetica minor. It is a freshwater dolphin, found in river Beas. Census will start in winter as part of a project by the Central ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Beas-Dolphin Mitras • Census of Indus River Dolphin • Indus River Dolphin • IUCN • IUCN Red List
IUCN: 37% of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
According to a new red list by IUCN, world’s sharks and rays have been witnessing declines in their populations since 2014 and are now threatened with extinction. Key Points New red list was released by IUCN at global conference with the aim of protecting dwindling species. It notes that, there are signs of hope as ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Endangered species • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Shark Species
National Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Patna
Much-awaited National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will soon come up in Patna. Process to set up the research centre has started. Key facts Opening up of the research centre will be a big step towards conservation of endangered Gangetic River dolphin. To set up the research centre, NDRC is coming up on 4,400 square metre ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Gangetic Dolphins • IUCN • National Dolphin Research Centre • National Ganga Council (NGC) • Project Dolphin • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972