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05/12/22 23:01 PM IST

Indo-French project in Assam

In News
  • India and France are collaborating on Kaziranga Project.
  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD) of France has committed funding of €80.2 million for a 10-year period, between 2014-2024.
About the project
  • The Kaziranga project is a part of a larger Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC).
  • The Assam government, with the support of AFD, launched the APFBC in 2012, to restore forest ecosystems, protect wildlife and enhance the livelihood of the forest-dependent communities.
  • The project conceptualised the reforestation of 33,500 hectares of land and the training of 10,000 community members in alternate livelihoods by 2024.
About Kaziranga National Park
  • It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 Hectare (ha).
  • It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.
  • It was declared as a National Park in 1974.
  • It has been declared a tiger reserve since 2007. It has a total tiger reserve area of 1,030 sq km with a core area of 430 sq. km.
  • It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
  • It is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.
  • It is the home of the world's most one-horned rhinos.
  • Kaziranga is also home to 9 of the 14 species of primates found in the Indian subcontinent.
Source- Indian Express

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