Tamil Nadu government sets up ₹50 crore fund to conserve endangered species, enhance conservation efforts
The HinduThe State government has issued an order to establish the Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund with an initial corpus of ₹50 crore, aiming to protect the endangered and critically endangered species. These include surveying, assessing, and mapping threatened species across the State, enhancing conservation efforts both inside and outside protected areas, and building partnerships for the long-term protection of vulnerable species. Additionally, the fund will explore cultural preservation through the State’s Sacred Groves, leveraging the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949, and the Tamil Nadu Hill Preservation Act, 1955, to strengthen conservation efforts. In line with this, the fund will identify and protect high conservation value areas outside protected zones, which are crucial habitats for many threatened species.
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