Management Effectiveness Evaluation Report
Source: PIB
GS III: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment)
Overview
- News in Brief
- About Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)
Why in the News?
Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) for 2020-2025 conducted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Management Effectiveness of National Parks and Protected Areas.
News in Brief
- Kerala has topped the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) for its effective management practices.
- There are a total of 21 protected areas in Kerala.
- Kerala is the only state to receive a ‘very good’ rating with 76.22% marks.
- It was followed by Karnataka (74.24%), Punjab (71.74%) and Himachal Pradesh (71.36%) which received a ‘good’ rating.
- Chandigarh topped the list with a score of 85.16%, while Ladakh (34.9%) was placed in the ‘poor’ category.
- Eravikulam National Park (ENP) in Kerala and Dachigam National Park in Jammu & Kashmir topped among Protected Areas (PA) with a MEE score of 92.97%.
- Mathikettan Shola National Park in Kerala was among the other well-managed sites with a score of 90.63%.
- A total of 12 Tiger Reserves have achieved the ‘Excellent’’ category, followed by 21 Tiger Reserves in the ‘Very Good’ category, 13 Tiger Reserves in the ‘Good’ category and 5 Tiger Reserves in the ‘Fair’ category.
About Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)
- MEE score is calculated based on a comprehensive assessment of various factors including performance of protected areas and management over time.
- During the 2020-2025 cycle, the Ministry evaluated 438 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
- India is the only nation in the world to have institutionalised and effectively completed five cycles of MEE of Tiger Reserves in the country.
- The scores of all 33 ‘criteria/indicators’ were pooled together for each of the 51 Tiger Reserves and a percentage rating was calculated for each Tiger Reserve.
- This interpretation classified the results into four categories based on the percentage of maximum possible score: 50-59% rated as ‘Fair’; 60-74% rated as ‘Good’; 75-89% rated as ‘Very Good’ and >= 90% rated as “Excellent”.
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