National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

2020 APR 9

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Why in news?

National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) issued the final clearance for the Mumbai-Nagpur super communication highway during a meeting via video-conferencing amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

About National Board for Wildlife

  • National Board for Wild Life is a statutory organization constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
  • Composition
    • It is chaired by Prime Minister and its vice chairman is Minister of Environment.
    • It has 47 members including the Prime Minister. Among these, 19 members are ex-officio members. Other members include three Members of Parliament (two from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha), five NGOs and 10 eminent ecologists, conservationists and environmentalists.
  • The board is advisory in nature and advises the Central Government on framing policies and measures for conservation of wildlife in the country.
  • It serves as apex body to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.
  • No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without approval of the National Board for Wildlife.

 

Prelims Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding National Board of Wildlife (NBWL)

1. It serves as apex body to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.

2. It is chaired by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Which of the above the statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

Answer to the Prelims Question