The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) will map the biodiversity in the urban forest area of the city and prepare a "bio-diversity register" of flora and fauna to harness bio-resources.
Anup Vaid, Chairman, Biodiversity Management Committee, SMC, said they had a meeting today and decided to launch the biodiversity mapping project. "We will map flora and fauna and medicinal herbs in the municipal area and in the vicinity and charge the fees from users," he added.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/shimla-mc-map-flora-and-fauna
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shimla-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-act-2002
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
