Topic: Environment Conservation
Q5. List down the initiatives taken by India to conserve biodiversity, and examine their effectiveness. (250 Words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
This came in the Hindu editorial. Also, there is a summit going on under the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) for the conservation of Marine biodiversity.
Key Demand of the question:
To list down initiatives (government, CSO, private sectors) and evaluate their success/limitations
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by defining biodiversity and its significance for India.
Body:
Write down various initiatives taken. Some examples of initiatives taken by India to conserve biodiversity include the National Biodiversity Act, the National Biodiversity Authority, the National Wildlife Action Plan, and the Forest Conservation Act.
Next, write about their success and then their limitations.
Then briefly write how those limitations can be removed.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
