{"id":15539,"date":"2025-04-12T03:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15539"},"modified":"2025-04-12T03:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:50:22","slug":"agasthyamalai-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/agasthyamalai-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Agasthyamalai Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Supreme Court Order:<\/strong> Directs the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to conduct a detailed survey of the Agasthyamalai landscape.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Survey Aim:<\/strong> To identify non-forestry activities and encroachments violating the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Also, to compare forest cover data to assess degradation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Areas:<\/strong> Survey to include Periyar Tiger Reserve, Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghamalai and Thirunelveli Wildlife Sanctuaries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agasthyamalai Importance:<\/strong> A UNESCO-recognized 3,500 sq. km biosphere reserve spanning Tamil Nadu and Kerala, part of the Western Ghats. Home to unique flora and fauna like Neelakurinji, Lion-Tailed Macaque and indigenous communities like the Kani tribe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restoration Focus:<\/strong> Survey is an interim measure to restore the forests, protect tiger habitats, wildlife reserves and sanctuaries within the biosphere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Requirements:<\/strong> The CEC report must contain comparative data showing changes in forest cover to gauge the extent of depletion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest Depletion Impact:<\/strong> The court acknowledges forest destruction contributes to climate change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State Commitment:<\/strong> Tamil Nadu assures commitment to remove encroachments and restore the landscape.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Background:<\/strong> The judgment arose from petitions to preserve forests, wildlife sanctuaries, and tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu, including the rehabilitation of workers evicted from a tea estate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Order: Directs the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to conduct a detailed survey of the Agasthyamalai landscape. 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