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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund  (CEPF) is a global program that provides funding and technical assistance to non-governmental organizations and other private sector partners to protect critical ecosystems. They focus on  biodiversity hotspots , the Earth's biologically richest yet most endangered areas. World Wide Fund for Nature The  World Wide Fund for Nature  ( WWF ) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of humanity's footprint on the environment. It was formerly named the  World Wildlife Fund , which remains its official name in Canada and the United States. It is the world's largest conservation organization. Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: oceans an...

The historic agreement on climate change  marked a milestone (on 22, April 2016), with a record 175 countries, including India, signing it. Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by 175 countries World leaders made it clear that more action is needed and it has to be quickly, to fight a relentless rise in global temperatures. Concerns  – planet heating up to record levels, sea levels rising and glaciers melting The ceremony was held on  Earth Day (April 22, 2016) The world is in a race against time. The era of consumption without consequences is over. Today world countries are signing a new covenant with the future. This covenant must amount to more than promises. The agreement  will come into force once 55 countries representing at least 55 per cent of global emissions formally join it, a process initially expected to take until 2020. But following a host of announcements at the signing event, observers now think it could happen lat...

3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation Has Been Inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi The third edition of Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi to save wild tigers. India is host of this edition of conference in which more than 700 tiger experts, scientists, managers, donors and other stakeholders are participating. Key facts: In this conference main discussion points will be issues related to tiger conservation and anti-poaching strategies. Ministers and government officials from all 13 tiger range countries (TRCs) participating in the conference. These 13 TRCs are: Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Russia Thailand Vietnam Participating TRCs In this edition of conferences will share their: Good practices and success stories in conserving tigers Success stories i...