TNPSC Thervupettagam

Endangered Species Conservation Fund

February 24 , 2024 146 days 692 0
  • Tamil Nadu government created a dedicated "Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund".
  • It will be a rolling pool with a corpus of Rs 50 crore, to recover some of the biodiversity that is on the verge of extinction.
  • Union Ministry of Environment and Forests gazette notified a list of 23 plant and 16 animal species that are on verge of extinction in Tamil Nadu.
  • The ministry even prohibited collection of samples from these notified species without the approval of Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board for scientific research or otherwise.

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