Cartagena protocol on Biosafety is an international treaty as a supplement to the Convention on Biological Diversity, governing the movements of Living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. The protocol seeks to protect the biological diversity from potential threat posed by genetically modified … [Read more...] about Cartagena Protocol

Kyoto Protocol :  Signed on 11th December 1997. Entered into force from 2005. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The UNFCCC is an environmental treaty that aims at … [Read more...] about Kyoto Protocol

Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves in India. These include one or more Natural parks and preserves along with buffer zones that are open to some (controlled) economic use.  Protection is granted not only to the animal species but also to the human communities residing on the fringes of these reserves.  These reserves are rich … [Read more...] about List of Biosphere reserves of India

Red Data Book:  Red Data Book or IUCN Red List of Threatened species is a comprehensive list of the threatened species on the planet. It was first published in 1964. IUCN or International Union of the Conservation of Nature is the World’s main authority on the conservation of Species. This list aims at conveying the urgency of conservation of the … [Read more...] about Endangered Species of Plants and Animals of India