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GS II : International Relation
What is discussed under Wildlife Conservation And Sustainable Biodiversity Utilization India-Namibia : India-Namibia?
- About the MoU
- How it helps ?
Why in News ?
Government of India and Government of the Republic of Namibia signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization
- Focus on establishing the cheetah into the historical range in India.
Key Facts
- The MoU facilitates development of a mutually beneficial relationship to promote wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization based on the principles of mutual respect, sovereignty, equality and the best interest of both India and Namibia.
- The main thrust areas of MoU are:
- Biodiversity conservation with specific focus on conservation and restoration of cheetah in their former range areas from which they went extinct.
- Sharing and exchange of expertise and capacities aimed at promoting cheetah conservation in two countries.
- Wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization by sharing good practices in.
- Technological applications, mechanisms of livelihood generation for local communities living in wildlife habitats, and sustainable management of biodiversity.
- Collaboration in areas of climate change, environmental governance, environmental impact assessments, pollution and waste management and other areas of mutual interest.
- Exchange of personnel for training and education in wildlife management, including sharing of technical expertise, wherever relevant.
About Cheetah and Introduction
- Cheetah has a very special significance for the national conservation.
- Bringing the cheetah back to India would have equally important conservation ramifications.
Photo by Sammy Wong on Unsplash - This will help to stem the degradation and rapid loss of biodiversity.
- Among large carnivores, conflict with human interests are lowest for cheetahs, as they are not a threat to humans and usually do not attack large livestock.
- Major Goal
- Establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provides space for the expansion of the cheetah within its historical range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts.
- How it will get Introduce ?
- relevant eco-climatic covariates to model equivalent niche space in India using Maximum Entropy Models.
- Climatic niche of the cheetah from southern Africa exists in India with Kuno National Park having a high probability of cheetah habitat suitability.
- Action plan for cheetah translocations in Kuno National Park has been developed in compliance with IUCN guidelines.
- Public awareness campaigns are underway for the local communities with a local mascot named “Chintu Cheetah”.
- As per the directions of the Supreme Court of India in 2020, the cheetah reintroduction in India is being overseen by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), guided and directed by the committee of experts designated by the Supreme Court of India.
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