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Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 approved by LokSabha

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 approved by LokSabha
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 approved by LokSabha
  • The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 is approved by the LokSabha. The Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972 already protects a number of species, but the proposed legislation would also implement CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The RajyaSabha still needs to pass the Bill, though.
  • Development and the environment are accorded equal weight by the government. The number of protected areas in the nation has risen from 693 to 987 over the past eight years, including 52 tiger reserves.
  • According to BhupenderYadav, the Union Environment Minister, the government operates under the VasudhaivaKutumbakam principle and strives to improve both humankind and all other animal species.
  • The Union Environment Minister has also urged people to avoid purchasing upscale goods derived from animals from threatened or endangered species.

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021: Changes that are being Proposed:

  • To comply with the international treaty Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a specific chapter has reportedly been inserted.
  • The proposed bill includes revisions for improved management of protected areas as well as justifications for certain approved activities like livestock movement or grazing as well as legitimate local community usage of drinking water until they receive a better relocation strategy.
  • The Act now includes six schedules for specifically protected animals (four), plants (one), and vermin species (one). Small creatures that spread disease and contaminate food are referred to as vermin.
  • In the proposed Bill, there are just four schedules overall because:
    1. limiting the number of schedules for animals with special protections to two (one for greater protection level),
    2. deletes the vermin species schedule, andadds a new schedule for specimens classified in the CITES Appendices (scheduled specimens).

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Published date : 05 Aug 2022 06:10PM

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