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About: The National Forest Policy of 1988 was launched with the principal aim of ensuring environmental stability and maintenance of ecological balance, including atmospheric equilibrium which is essential for the sustenance of all life forms – plant, animal, and human. Objectives: Maintenance and restoration of the ecological balance which has been adversely disturbed by a […]

About: The ICAR launched National initiative on climate resilient agriculture during 2010-11. The initiative primarily enhances the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock, and fisheries. Objectives of NICRA: Research to improve production and risk management so as to enhance climate resilience of Indian agriculture. Technology demonstration to enable vulnerable districts in coping with climate change through […]

About: TRAFFIC is an NGO (CITES on the other hand is a multilateral treaty) working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and IUCN. Traffic is complimentary to CITES. The programme was founded in 1976, with headquarters now located in […]

About: CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments with an objective of the preservation of the planet’s plants and animals by ensuring that the international trade in their specimens does not threaten their survival. CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution […]

About: The MIKE Programme is mandated by COP resolution of CITES. It was started in south asia in the year 2003. MIKE is an international collaboration that measures the levels, trends and causes of elephant mortality. MIKE’s information base is used to support international decision-making related to conservation of elephants in Asia and Africa. The information […]