(i) Functions
The amendment made to the Wild Life (Protection) Act in 1991 added a new chapter dealing With zoos to the Act and allowed for the Central Government to constitute an authority known as the Central Zoo Authority
Imp Functions
(i) Objectives of the NBA
(ii) Main functions:
The Government of India constituted a statutory body, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau on 6th June 2007, by amending the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The bureau would complement the efforts of the state governments, primary enforcers of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and other enforcement agencies of the country.
(i) Functions
(ii) NATIONAL LAKE CONSERVATION PLAN (NLCP)
Ministry of Environment and Forests for conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas through an integrated ecosystem approach.
Activities Covered Under NLCP
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