The government of Maharashtra approved its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-2030.
Highlights
The Wildlife Action Plan was passed during the 17th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL).
Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030) will be implemented over the next 10 years.
Maharashtra became India’s first state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan.
The board has also approved the extension of the boundary of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in the Chandrapur district of the Vidarbha region.
It will be extended around 79 sq km.
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It aims to develop a Climate Action Plan for the state’s Coastal Region in sync with the ‘State Climate Change Action Plan’ with particular emphasis on ‘Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and ‘Disaster Risk Reduction (DDR).