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Arunachal to start red listing of orchids
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- Arunachal Pradesh has signed an agreement with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to prepare a Red List Assessment of all orchids in the State.
- The pact makes Arunachal Pradesh the first State in India to initiate IUCN's “red listing” at the State level, officials said.
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- About Orchids:
(1) Orchids in Arunachal Pradesh can be classified into 3 species found in different forest types.
(a) Terrestrial orchids - 140 species.
(b) Saprophytes - 15 species
(c) Epiphytes - 340 species.
(2) Orchids are an endangered plant group. Hence, orchid trade is regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
(3) Since India is signatory to this convention, Orchid trade attracts the Wild Life Protection Act (1972) of government of India amended in 1992.
(4) Accordingly, Orchids have been brought under Schedule VI of Wild Life Protection Act and the trade is regulated as per Rule.