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Illegal Wildlife Trade and Climate Change: Joining the Dots
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently released a paper titled “Illegal Wildlife Trade and Climate Change: Joining the dots”. It was released at the side event during the COP27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. What are the ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Kadavur Slender Loris sanctuary
The state government of Tamil Nadu has notified the establishment of Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary. Key facts Tamil Nadu is set to host India’s first ever Slender Loris Sanctuary. Named Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, it will span across 11,806 hectares ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Bannerman’s Turaco
Bannerman’s Turaco is at the brink of extinction. Key facts The population of the bird species Bannerman’s Turaco is deteriorating because of habitat loss and the ancient hunting tradition for obtaining these birds’ feathers. This bird species is categorized as ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
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 ..