About: Species judged as threatened are listed by various agencies as well as by some private organizations. The most cited of these lists is the Red Data Book. It is a loose-leaf volume of information on the status of many kinds of species. This volume is continually updated and is issued by International union for […]
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
About: The Government of India constituted the wildlife crime control bureau in 2007 by amending the wildlife protection act, 1972. The bureau would complement the efforts of the state governments, primary enforcers of the wildlife protection act, 1972 and the other enforcement agencies of the country. It is a statutory Body. It is a multi-disciplinary […]
National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
About: The NLCP is implemented by the Ministry of environment and forests since 2001 for the conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas. Objective: It is to restore and conserve the urban and semi- urban lakes of the country degraded due to waste water discharge in to the lake […]
Conservation Reserve and Community Reserve
About: Conservation Reserve and community Reserves are the outcome of amendments to the wildlife protection act, 2003. It provided for the mechanism to provide recognition and legal backing to the community initiated efforts in wildlife protection. It provides for a flexible system wherein the wildlife conservation is achieved without compromising the community needs. Conservation reserves […]
Green rating for integrated habitat (GRIHA)
About: GRIHA has been conceived by the TERI and developed jointly with the ministry of new and renewable energy, government of India. The green building rating system devised by TERI and MNRE is a voluntary scheme. GRIHA is a Sanskrit word meaning- Abode. Objective: The primary objective of the rating system is to help design […]