Pakke Tiger Reserve
- Located in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh
- Why in news? Won the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016’
- Won prize for “Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme” (urban citizens contribute money to protect hornbill nests around Pakke Tiger Reserve)
India Biodiversity Award
- The awards recognise the contribution of a range of stakeholders towards the conservation of biodiversity
- It is given in four categories viz.
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- Conservation of Threatened Species,
- Sustainable use of biological resources,
- Successful models for access and benefit sharing and
- Biodiversity Management Committees
- It is joint initiative of
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- the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
- National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and
- United Nations Development programme (UNDP).
Nameri Tiger Reserve
- Located in Assam
- Located very close to Chinese border
- Why in news? It has lost about 50% of its grasslands