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The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is a statutory autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India established in 2003 to implement the provisions under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, after India signed Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992. [1]
The state has five National Parks, 18 wildlife sanctuaries, five elephant sanctuaries as per Project Elephant, five tiger reserves as per Project Tiger and seventeen bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu. [8] [9] [10] There is one conservation reserve, two zoos recognised by the Central Zoo Authority of India and five crocodile farms. [11]
The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai is a research institute under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India with a vision to manage the Indian coast in a sustainable manner. [1]
Central Zoo Authority of India, New Delhi; National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai; National Ganga River Basin Authority, ... Tamil Nadu [7] State Forest Research ...
Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 0.77 Vellode Bird Sanctuary is located in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. It is a man-made tank which is an ideal habitat for birds. 61 Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 0.44 Udhayamarthandapuram is located in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. The site consists of man-made irrigation tanks and ...
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu cover an area of 3,305 km 2 (1,276 sq mi), constituting 2.54% of the geographic area and 15% of the 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) recorded forest area of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1]
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [11] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
Tiger in Mudumalai National Park Endangered Nilgiri tahr, state animal of Tamil Nadu. There are more than 2000 species of fauna that can be found in Tamil Nadu. [1] This rich wildlife is attributed to the diverse relief features as well as favorable climate and vegetation in the Indian state. [2]