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Lakshadweep Declared Heritage Site

The Minister for Environment & Forests, Shri Suresh Prabhu, has declared the Lakshadweep Islands as a Heritage Site. The Minister made this declaration in the Lakshadweep's capital, Kavaratti, on December 29, 1998 while inaugurating a function on biological diversity. Speaking at the function, Shri Prabhu said that the Coastal Zone Management Plan for the Lakshadweep will be cleared by the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

He added that during 1999, a taxonomy centre for bio-diversity will be established in India by his Ministry. Shri Prabhu also released the first National Report on Bio-diversity on the occasion. Covering other major issues in his speech, the Minister said that the rights of traditional fishermen in the Lakshadweep Islands would be protected.

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National Zoo Policy 1998

The amendment of the Wildlife (Protection) Act in 1991 provided for the enforcement of mandatory standards and norms for management of zoos through the Central Zoo Authority. However, the Government realised that the objective of the Act could only be achieved through cooperation and participation of stakeholders. Keeping this in view, the National Zoo Policy 1998 was evolved. The salient features of the policy are :

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