Question: Who has recently been awarded ‘India Biodiversity Award, 2018’ in the category of Conservation of Wild Species ?
(a) Singchung Bugun Village Community, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Lemscheloklok Organization, Nagaland
(c) (a) and (b) both
(d) only (a)
Answer- (c)
Related Fact:
- On 22nd May, 2018, ‘India Biodiversity Award, 2018’ was provided by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on the occasion of ‘International Biodiversity Day’.
- This award was given to institutions and individuals in different categories.
- Conservation of Wild Species
(i) Singchung Bugun Village Community, Arunachal Pradesh.
(ii) Lemscheloklok Organization, Nagaland - Conservation of Domesticated Species
(i) Kutch Unth Uchherak Maldhari Organization, Gujarat.
(ii) Kalden Singhhi Bhutia. - Sustainable Use of Biological Resources
(i) Sangham Women Farmers Group, Telangana.
(ii) Parvathi Nagarajan, Tamilnadu - Replicable Mechanism for Access and Benefit Sharing for sharing access and profit
(i) Raipassa BMC, Tripura. - Best Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC)
(i) Pithorabad BMC, Madhya Pradesh.
(Ii) Eraviperoor BMC, Kerala.
Reference:
http://nbaindia.org/blog/791/3//ListofWinnersand.html