World Wildlife Day
What’s in the news?
- World Wildlife Day was observed today (March 3). The day is observed to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
- The United Nations General Assembly, in 2013 proclaimed the 3rd of March as World Wildlife Day. As it was on this day in 1973 that the Convention was signed on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
- This year the World Wildlife Day is being celebrated under the theme “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.
- It seeks to draw attention to the conservation status of some of the most critically endangered species of wild fauna and flora, and to drive discussions towards imagining and implementing solutions to conserve them.
Significance
- Around more than 8000 species of wild fauna and flora are endangered and close to 30,000 more are known to be on the verge of getting extinct or vulnerable. It is also estimated that around a million species are said to be extinct. This day holds significance because saving these species aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- India, is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world, home to three biodiversity hotspots – the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, and the Indo-Burma hotspot. The country has seven World Heritage Sites, eleven Biosphere Reserves and thirty-seven Ramsar sites.
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