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International Workshop on IT Monitoring Tool
A five-day workshop was organised in January at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for training on methods and tools for monitoring access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing in India under the Biological Diversity.. |
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National Workshop on Development of Guidelines
for Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation in India was organised in February at New Delhi to facilitate a common understanding and consensus among key stakeholders in India on approaches and... |
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Bridging Information for Wetlands and Waterbirds
The project organised a side event at CMS COP 13 in February at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Key discussions focused on the criticality of regional collaboration in South Asia, need for a National Centre for Wetlands.... |
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Forest Fire Management training for the front-line staff and local communities
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Forest fire is one of the largest human-caused disturbances that can influence a forest ecosystem. In India, forest fires are the main cause for forest degradation and consequent alteration or loss of ecosystem services. High frequency of forest fire drastically alters the species diversity, structure of the forest and regeneration of plants within the forest. Consequently, the diversity of faunal species dependent on undisturbed forest, would decline, leading to loss in the overall biodiversity. Regular fire affects the water availability by decreasing soil moisture as well as humus content of the soil. As a result, the water holding capacity of soil is decreased and most of the water during rainfall is washed away, removing the top fertile soil of the forest, leading to further degradation.
For example, in Himachal Pradesh, forest fire plays a major role in the oak-pine forest dynamics. Pine trees regenerate in open areas under high levels of sunlight. They are adapted to... |
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) was the first of a series of international nature-related meetings in 2020. This will culminate in the UN Biodiversity Conference at the end of the year, when a new global biodiversity strategy for the next decade will be adopted - the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. India, as COP13 host, will assume the role of COP Presidency for the next three years.
Projects working towards the direct and indirect management of migratory species and their habitats under the Indo-German Biodiversity Programme organised various side-events and... |
| Spoon-billed storks near Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary ©GIZ/Neha Owaisy |
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Wetlands, Biodiversity and People
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Pong dam’s location on the trans-Himalayan flyway of migratory birds, along with the variety of habitats, assumes great biodiversity value. Over 100,000 migratory birds make Pong their home during migratory season. This includes one of the largest congregations of the Bar-headed Goose, making it a wetland of international importance. The lake also provides livelihood to over 2700...
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