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Protected areas and wildlife conservation

Protected areas and wildlife conservation for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 3 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Malayalam.

Quick recap: Protected areas and wildlife conservation: quick recap

The whole chapter in one sitting: the constitutional and legal base, the four categories of protected area, tiger and elephant reserves and species programmes, biosphere reserves, Ramsar sites, the Montreux Record and World Heritage sites.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

The Wild Life (Protection) Act and the categories of protected area

The constitutional base of wildlife protection; the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, its authorities, hunting ban and schedules after 2022; sanctuaries, national parks, conservation and community reserves compared; eco-sensitive zones; enforcement and CITES. Part 2

Tigers, elephants and species programmes

Flagship and umbrella species; Project Tiger, the NTCA and tiger reserves with core and buffer; the All India Tiger Estimation and its 2022 results; Project Elephant, elephant reserves, corridors and the DNA-based count; programmes for crocodiles, snow leopard, great Indian bustard, vultures, rhinoceros, river dolphin, cheetah and lion. Part 3

Biosphere reserves, Ramsar sites and World Heritage

UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme and the core, buffer and transition zones; India's 18 biosphere reserves and the 13 in the World Network; the Ramsar Convention, India's Ramsar sites and the Montreux Record; natural and mixed World Heritage sites; protected areas by what they are known for; the size of the network and the 30 by 30 goal.

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