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World Nature Conservation Day is observed on:
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Answer: Option A — 28 July
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World Nature Conservation Day is observed every year on 28 July to raise awareness about the need to protect natural resources and the environment.
About the day:
- It recognises that a healthy environment is the foundation of a stable and productive society and that present and future generations depend on natural resources.
- It encourages the conservation of forests, water, soil, wildlife, minerals and energy, and the sustainable use of natural resources.
- It highlights threats such as deforestation, pollution, climate change, overexploitation of resources, habitat loss and the extinction of species.
Ways to conserve nature:
- Reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
- Save water and electricity.
- Plant trees and protect forests.
- Avoid single-use plastics.
- Use public transport, bicycles or walking instead of private vehicles where possible.
- Protect wildlife and their habitats.
Conservation efforts in India:
- Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
- Project Tiger (1973) and Project Elephant (1992).
- India has 106 or more national parks and over 570 wildlife sanctuaries, along with biosphere reserves, tiger reserves and Ramsar sites.
- India's National Mission for a Green India (one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, 2008) aims to increase forest and tree cover.
Famous Indian conservation movements:
- Chipko Movement (1973, Uttarakhand): villagers, led by people such as Gaura Devi, Sunderlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt, hugged trees to prevent felling.
- Appiko Movement (1983, Karnataka): a similar tree-hugging movement.
- Silent Valley Movement (Kerala): saved the Silent Valley forest from a hydroelectric project.
- The Bishnoi community of Rajasthan is known for protecting trees and animals; Amrita Devi Bishnoi and 363 others died protecting khejri trees in 1730.
Other related days:
- International Tiger Day: 29 July.
- World Wildlife Day: 3 March.
- World Environment Day: 5 June.
Why not the other options?
- ✗29 July is International Tiger Day.
- ✗3 March is World Wildlife Day.
- ✗5 June is World Environment Day.
Quick tip
Remember: World Nature Conservation Day = 28 July; International Tiger Day = 29 July (the next day); World Wildlife Day = 3 March; Chipko = 1973, Uttarakhand.
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