Current Affair 1:

The Climate and Clean air Coalition

The Climate and Clean Air Conference recently took place.

Learn about Coalition:

How it was formed?

About Short-lived climate pollutants:

India became member of this Coalition in 2019.

Current Affair 2:

Spotted Dear Translocated

News:

Recently, 40 spotted deer (axis axis) have been translocated from Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) to Kali Tiger Reserve.

Kali Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve, is located in the central portion of the Uttara Kannada (North Canara) district of Karnataka state.   It comprises two important protected areas of the region, viz., Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and Anshi National Park. The Kali River, which forms the major source of water for Uttara Kannada, flows through the tiger reserve, hence the name.

 

This is the first of its kind in South India.

Though translocations have happened in the past in small numbers, the number of animals (40) in this lot has no precedence. It is the principle that when herbivores breed excessively in captivity, they are translocated into their natural habitats. In captivity, the herbivores cannot be crammed in enclosures more than their natural need for roaming around, this is when the decision is taken to translocate them. They are usually translocated in low prey-density facilities.

In Kali Tiger Reserve, the carnivores have more area but fewer herbivores. The herbivores will maintain their population, breed faster with surplus food in larger areas, and ensure their security of life. In Kali Tiger Reserve.

Current Affair 3:

CMS COP 14 adopted the Initiative for the Central Asian Flyway

News:

The Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP 14) adopted the Initiative for the Central Asian Flyway introduced by India on February 17, 2024.

Led by India, the proposal was supported by conservation non-profit BirdLife International and 30 other governments from Russian Siberia to the Maldives. It committed to establish an initiative for the Central Asian Flyway under the CMS.

The aim of the initiative is to restore and maintain favourable conservation status of migratory species populations and assisting their ecological connectivity in the flyway.

About Central Asian Flyway:

The Central Asian Flyway consists of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, the Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (British Indian Ocean Territory), Uzbekistan and Yemen.

Current Affair 4:

Europe News

We have two news here:

European Parliament adopts nature restoration law

The European Parliament on February 27, 2024, adopted the first European Union (EU) law to restore degraded ecosystems across the 27-nation political and economic bloc.

The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of its land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

Belgium leads continent in becoming first to recognise ‘ecocide’ as crime

The country has become the first in the European Continent to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a national as well as an international crime.

The Federal Parliament of Belgium voted in favour of a new penal code which makes ecocide a national and international crime on February 22, 2024, according to a document uploaded on its website.

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