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Global Nature Conservation Index

First ever edition of the Global Nature Conservation Index was released recently.

Sakshi Gupta Published On November 4th, 2024 Leave a comment

About Nature Conservation Index (NCI)

It is developed by the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) in collaboration with BioDB.com (a non profit website dedicated to maintaining biodiversity data).
It evaluates countries’ conservation efforts using four main criteria: land management, biodiversity threats, governance capacity and future trends.
India scored 45.5 out of 100, ranking 176th among 180 countries.
- Top Ranking Countries: Luxembourg, Estonia, Denmark.
- Bottom Countries: Kiribati (180), Turkey (179), Iraq (178) and Micronesia (177).

Facts

India ranks as the fourth-largest illegal wildlife trader globally, with annual trade valued at around £15 billion.
India experiences 53% land conversion due to urban, industrial, and agricultural development.
From 2001 to 2019, deforestation led to the loss of 23,300 sq. km of tree cover.

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