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Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav launched . Ideas4LiFE for inviting ideas related to products and services, which induce behavioral changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles in the presence of Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. .

WORLD RANGER DAY July 31 is World Ranger Day and honors the dedication, and crucial work rangers do every day around the globe. The day offers an opportunity to show support to rangers for the services they provide. Today, thank a ranger for their unwavering commitment protects our national parks, wildlife, and forested heritage. The theme for 2024 World Ranger Day is '30 by 30' . Join :- @forestryNotes . .

🔖International Tiger Day 🔖 🔰Wild #tiger population in #India🔰 🔺 2006 : 1411 tigers 🔺 2010 : 1706 tigers 🔺 2014 : 2226 tigers 🔺 2018 : 2967 tigers 📌 2023 : 3682 tigers ✅ ✳️ First Tiger Census Conducted ✳️ 👉 2006. 👈 🐯 Tiger Task Force Established 🐯 👉 2005 👈 🐅 Total Tiger Reserves in India 🐆 👉 55. 👈 .

In 2024, International Tiger Day will be celebrated on Monday, July 29, with a focus on raising awareness about tiger conservation and the urgent threats these majestic animals face, such as habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict. Join :- @forestryNotes .

🌳 Recent Trends in Forestry 🌲 🌆 Urban Forestry 🌆 • Need: 🌳 Managing urban forests and green spaces • Practices: 🌱 Tree selection, planting strategies, tailored maintenance. 🌾 Agroforestry 🌾 • Integration: 🌲 Trees and shrubs with crops/livestock. • Advantages: 💰 Economic, 🌍 environmental, and 👫 social benefits. 🔄 Restoration Forestry 🔄 • Goal: 🌿 Restoring degraded or deforested areas • Methods: 🌱 Site preparation, native species planting, natural regeneration facilitation. 🛰️ Precision Forestry 🛰️ • Technology: 📡 Remote sensing, GIS, precision equipment • Benefits: 🛠️ Site-specific treatments, optimized planting, targeted thinning .

World forestry Congress 4th world forestry conference held in Dehradun 1st 1926 Rome, Italy 3rd 1949 Helsinki, Finland 4th 1954 Dehradun 14th 2015 South Africa 15th 2021 South Korea Since its inception, a conference has been held after every 6th year. .

Dehradun Forestry Institutes. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA). Dehradun Uttarakhand. Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun (ICFRE) 1987. Forest Research Institute (FRI). Dehradun . Uttarakhand. Forest Survey of India (FSI). Dehradun. Uttarakhand. Directorate of Forest Education (DFE). Dehradun. Uttarakhand. Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Dehradun. Uttarakhand. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) :- Dehradun Uttarakhand . .

National / International organizations concerning wildlife conservation: 1. CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) :- Washington, D.C., 1975 2. GTF (Global Tiger Forum) :- New Delhi, India, 1993 3. WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) :- Gland, Switzerland, 1961 4. BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society) :- Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, 1883 5. WPSI (Wildlife Protection Society of India) :- New Delhi, India, 1994 6. IBWL (Indian Board for Wildlife) :- New Delhi, India, 1952 (often associated with Dehradun due to the presence of the Wildlife Institute of India) 7. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) :- Gland, Switzerland, 1948 8. CBSG (Conservation Breeding Specialist Group) :- Initially part of IUCN, with operations in Gland, Switzerland, established as a separate entity in 1988

Van Mahotsav 2024 is a part of the annual week-long tree plantation festival, celebrated during the first week of July, (July 1 to 7 every year in India). 🌱🌱🌳 Van Mahotsava was started in 1950 by K.M. Munshi. 💚💚 .

*India has prepared a checklist of its entire fauna, covering 1,04,561 species, becoming the first country in the world to do so. Launching the "Fauna of India Checklist Portal" on the occasion of the 109th Foundation Day of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata on Sunday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the first comprehensive document on the faunal species in India will position the country as a global leader in biodiversity documentation* .

Link :- https://zsi.gov.in/checklist/Checklist_of_fauna_of_India-_Nepomorpha__Hemiptera-Insecta_.pdf He said the faunal checklist will be an invaluable reference for taxonomists, researchers, academicians, conservation managers and policymakers. .

Important forest Laws And Policy 1. Forest Policy 1. 1894 2. 1952 3. 1988 2. Forest Act :- 1927 3. Plantation Labour act :- 1951 4. Indian Board of Wildlife established :- 1952 5. Seed act :- 1966 6. Wildlife Protection Act :- 1972 7. Project lion :- 1972 8. Project tiger :- 1973 9. Chipko Movement :- 1973 Uttarakhand 10. Forest Conservation Act :- 1980 11. Jungle Bachao Andolan :- 1982 Bihar 12. Appiko Movement :- 1983 13. Enviroment Protection Act :- 1986 14. Biosphere Reserve Schemes :- 1986 15. Kyoto Protocol :- 1992 16. Biodiversity Act :- 2002 17. National Bamboo mission :- 2006 18. Forest Right Act :- 2006 19. National Green Tribunal act :- 2010 20. Compensatory Afforestation fund Act :- 2016