Lok Sabha Question No. 3632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Living Planet Report
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3632

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017

## Living Planet Report

## 3632.     SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA: SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has taken note of the report on the state of earth biodiversity by WWF living planet reporters and if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether the said report has indicated that India is likely to lose nearly half of its wildlife by 2020;
- c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  response  of  the Government thereto;
- d) the steps taken/being taken to conserve bio-diversity/wildlife and protect the endangered and exotic wildlife species; and
- e) the  funds  utilised  by  the  Government  on  wildlife  conservation  programmes  during  the last three years, programme and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (d) Yes,  Madam.  The  World  Wide  Fund  for  Nature  (WWF)  has  published  a report titled 'Living Planet Report 2016: Risk and resilience in a new era' in

2016.

The  said  Report  of  WWF  mentions  that  by  2020,  the  vertebrate  species populations  globally  may  have  declined  on  average  by  67  percent  since 1970.

The report does not specifically mention that  India is likely to lose nearly half of its wildlife by 2020.

The  important  reasons  attributed  in  the  Report  include  anthropogenic pressures,  land  degradation,  increased  use  of  fertilizers  and  pesticides, climate change, etc.

The Ministry has noted the contents of the report. The Ministry has taken the following important steps to conserve bio-diversity/wildlife and protect the endangered and exotic wildlife species include:

- i. The  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  provides  for  punishment  for violation of its provisions. The Act also provides for forfeiture of any equipment,  vehicle  or  weapon  that  is  used  for  committing  wildlife offence(s).
- ii. Protected  Areas,  viz.,  National  Parks,  Sanctuaries,  Tiger  Reserves, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves covering important wildlife  habitats  have  been  created  all  over  the  country  under  the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
- iii. Enhanced financial assistance is provided to the State/Union Territory  Governments  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of 'Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats',  'Project  Tiger'  and 'Project Elephant', for providing better protection to wildlife including peacock, and improvement of habitat.
- iv. The Ministry has taken up the initiative for conservation breeding of the  critically  endangered  species,  like  Asiatic  Lion,  Great  Indian Bustard,  Gangetic  Dolphins,  Manipur  Brow  Antler  Deer,  Vultures, etc. under the Endangered Species Recovery Programme Scheme.
- v. The  local  communities  are involved in conservation  measures through eco-development activities who help the forest department in protection of wildlife.
- vi. Wildlife  Crime  Control  Bureau  activities  have  been  intensified  to gather intelligence about  poaching  and  unlawful  trade  in  wild animals and animal articles, including peacocks, and to achieve interstate  and  trans-boundary  coordination  in  enforcement  of  wildlife laws.
7. (e) The  Central  Government  provides  financial  assistance  for  protection  and conservation  of  wildlife  including  endangered  species  and  their  habitats under Centrally Sponsored Schemes  viz, 'Integrated Development of Wildlife  Habitats',  'Project  Tiger',  and  'Project  Elephant'  are  provided  to State/UT  Governments  . State-wise details of funds released under these schemes during the last three years are given in the Annexure-1A, 1B and 1C.

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## ANNEXURE 1A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3632  REGARDING 'LIVING PLANET REPORT' RAISED BY SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA AND SHRI PREM DAS RAI, DUE FOR REPLY OF 08.08.2017

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## Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under CSS-'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' during last three years

## Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | A& N Islands         |     0     |  100      |  118.49   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       |    63.31  |    0      |    0      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    |     0     |  304.02   |  256.811  |
| 4       | Assam                |   149.11  |   87.1    |    0      |
| 5       | Bihar                |    85.249 |  108.011  |  100.576  |
| 6       | Chandigarh           |     0     |    0      |   26.0651 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         |   482.087 |  213.409  |  278.945  |
| 8       | Goa                  |     0     |    0      |    0      |
| 9       | Gujarat              |   634.94  |  395.798  |  497.604  |
| 10      | Haryana              |    14.71  |   99.33   |  124.657  |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh     |   430.345 |  431.837  |  280.31   |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir       |   506.761 |  354      |  336.506  |
| 13      | Jharkhand            |   101.12  |   18.62   |    0      |
| 14      | Karnataka            |   483.777 |  262.13   |  325.52   |
| 15      | Kerala               |   818.491 |  967.386  | 1928.43   |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh       |   371.354 |  394.565  |  322.265  |
| 17      | Maharashtra          |   402.723 |  277.94   |  497.35   |
| 18      | Manipur              |   129.192 |  248.919  |  340.032  |
| 19      | Meghalaya            |    44.87  |   38.3902 |   55.23   |
| 20      | Mizoram              |   131.541 |   94.55   | 1234.95   |
| 21      | Nagaland             |    85.155 |  235.48   |  357.846  |
| 22      | Odisha               |   350.323 |  246.837  |  279.65   |
| 23      | Rajasthan            |   367.296 |  314.788  |  453.879  |
| 24      | Sikkim               |   169.156 |  290.326  |  145.52   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           |   280.626 |  113.261  |    0      |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh        |   224.899 |  235.05   |  250.956  |
| 27      | Uttarakhand          |   141.116 |  188.318  |  545.306  |
| 28      | West Bengal          |   108.847 |  100.934  |  237.66   |
| 29      | Puducherry           |    12     |    0      |    0      |
|         | TOTAL                |  6589     | 6121      | 8994.56   |

## Annexure-1B

## Funding assistance provided to tiger range States under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger' during last three years State-wise

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   2014-15 |    2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |   184.141 |     0      |   173.486 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |   658.426 |   429.539  |   597.289 |
| 3         | Assam             |  1509.39  |  1425.41   |  1510.92  |
| 4         | Bihar             |   317.096 |   223.551  |   487.838 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |   609.827 |   398.945  |   626.567 |
| 6         | Jharkhand         |   199.08  |    47.9847 |   323.762 |
| 7         | Karnataka         |  1565.77  |  1378.19   |  3203.61  |
| 8         | Kerala            |   517.535 |   396.601  |   780.231 |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    |  4335.12  |  1421.01   | 12885.6   |
| 10        | Maharashtra       |  3425.52  |  3923.08   |  8229.72  |
| 11        | Mizoram           |   232.189 |   187.984  |   301.548 |
| 12        | Odisha            |   707.391 |   544.801  |   917.167 |
| 13        | Rajasthan         |   627.192 |  1257.81   |   381.302 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu        |   864.316 |  1950.17   |   949.869 |
| 15        | Telangana         |     0     |   214.819  |   239.259 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand       |   391.194 |   683.985  |  1023.4   |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     |   760.928 |   624.546  |  1057.05  |
| 18        | West Bengal       |   596.882 |   376.508  |   536.141 |
|           | Total             | 17502     | 15484.9    | 34224.8   |

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## Annexure-1C

## STATE WISE FUND RELEASED UNDER CENTRAL SPONSORED  SCHEME  OF 'PROJECT ELEPHANT'

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         | 2014-15   | 2015-16    |   2016-17 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 13.523    | -          |   13.6228 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 97.714    | 61.206     |  100.062  |
| 3        | Assam             | 236.664   | -          |  275.667  |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 43.7456   | 21.91      |   61.1624 |
| 5        | Jharkhand         | 88.4256   | 53.453     |   95.7704 |
| 6        | Karnataka         | 225.319   | 181.054    |  254.8    |
| 7        | Kerala            | 236.72    | 204.54     |  429.871  |
| 8        | Maharashtra       | 38.202    | 8.062      |   14.335  |
| 9        | Meghalaya         | 118.838   | 81.387     |  130.266  |
| 10       | Nagaland          | 44.8132   | 15.44      |   20.3143 |
| 11       | Odisha            | 153.35    | 105.63     |  284.034  |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        | 251.208   | 160.533    |   25.8    |
| 13       | Tripura           | 6.03      | 26.10932   |   22.464  |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     | 5.16      | 15.33      |   14.174  |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       | 103.908   | 82.61      |  175.458  |
| 16       | West Bengal       | 103.814   | 105.174    |  101.45   |
| 17       | Haryana           | -         | 10.00      |    0      |
| 18       | Bihar             | -         | 3.008      |   16.2904 |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | -         | -          |   15.84   |
| 20       | Punjab            | -         | -          |    1.825  |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -          |    6.8442 |
|          | Total             | 1767.4344 | 1135.44632 | 2060.05   |

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