#Okhla Bird Sanctuary

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located close to New Delhi and is one of the 467 Important Bird Areas (IBA) of the country and is home to a large number of resident, as well as migratory birds like grey-headed fish eagle, Baikal teal, Baer’s pochard and Sarus crane.

It is home to 32 species of reptiles, 7 species of amphibians and 186 plant species.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary, belonging to the State of Uttar Pradesh, has an area of 400 ha, out of which 120 ha falls within the National Capital Region of Delhi.

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The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and six countries — Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States —


The CCAC aims to catalyze rapid reductions in short-lived climate pollutants to protect human health, agriculture and the environment.

BREATHELIFE
• It is a partnership of WHO, UN Environment and the Climate and Clean Air Coalitionto Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutant.
• It aims to increase awareness and action on air pollution by governments and individuals.

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ECOLOGICAL FISCAL TRANSFERS
• Ecological Fiscal Transfer is a type of conditional environmental payments which involves conditional payments from higher levels of a country’s government to lower levels
• EFTs distribute a share of intergovernmental fiscal transfers and revenue sharing schemes according to ecological indicators such as protected areas or watershed management areas etc.

Momentum for Change is an initiative spearheaded by the UN Climate Change secretariat to shine a light on the enormous groundswell of activities underway across the globe that are moving the world toward a highly
resilient, low-carbon future.

Momentum for Change recognizes innovative and transformative solutions that address both climate change and wider economic, social and environmental challenges

▪️Neuston: Unattached organisms adapted to the habitat of the air-water interface.

▪️Periphyton: These are freshwater organisms attached or clinging to plants and other objects projecting above the bottom sediments. They are a mixture of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms embedded in a matrix of organic detritus.

▪️Benthos: Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, river, lake, or stream bottom, also known as the benthic zone.

▪️Nekton: Nekton refers to the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water. Nekton are heterotrophic and have a large size range, with familiar examples such as fish, squid, octopus, sharks, and marine mammals.


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RO is a type of filtration that uses a semi-permeable, thin membrane with pores small enough to pass pure water through while rejecting larger molecules such as dissolved salts (ions) and other impurities (bacteria, colloids, organics etc). A membrane rejects contaminants based on their size and charge.
• RO membranes do not remove gases like CO2 or O2 because these gases are not highly ionized


ISSUES

Demineralization: Besides impurities, RO water purifier (when TDS level in water is less than
50) also removes essential natural mineral like sodium, iron, calcium, and magnesium that are
essential for our body.

• Wastage of water (environmental concern): To avoid buildup of contaminants, crossflow filtration allows water to sweep away contaminants

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The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization promoting the sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests and the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests.


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United for Biodiversity’ coalition

The European Commission (EC) has launched the ‘United for Biodiversity’ coalition.

The coalition is made up of zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, national parks, and natural history and science museums from around the world.

The coalition offers the opportunity for all such institutions to “join forces and boost public awareness about the nature crisis.

The coalition adopted a common pledge, citing the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment finding that one million species were already at risk of extinction, and appeals to visitors to each of their institutions to “raise their voice for nature.

NATIONAL PLAN FOR CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS (NPCA)

• National Wetlands Conservation Programme' (NWCP) and 'National Lake Conservation Plan' (NLCP)have been merged into one integrated scheme, National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA).
• The scheme aims at holistic conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands for achieving the desired water quality enhancement, besides improvement in biodiversity and ecosystem through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach and a common regulatory framework.

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AIR QUALITY EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
• The initiative comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Environment.
• Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi has been announced by the Central government that can alert, three days in advance, about the likelihood of extreme pollution events & dust storms.
• The air pollution system has been developed jointly by: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), India Meteorological Department, National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).
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CLEAN AIR INITIATIVE

• It is initiative launched by the United Nations, WHO, UNEP and Climate and Clean Air Coalition.

• It calls on national and subnational governments to commit to achieving air quality that is safe for citizens, and to align climate change and air pollution policies by 2030.

• Initiative will be led by the WHO with the support of the Clean Air and Climate Coalition (CCAC).