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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Threatened/Endangered Species, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Threatened/Endangered Species, 21/07/2015. Decline in species diversity is a global phenomenon as habitats of wild animals and plants that are increasingly coming under human use. The country''s biodiversity faces a variety of threats, from increasing pressure by land use changes in natural habitats, demand of natural resources, pollution, and proliferation of invasive species. Additionally, climate change also have known effect on coastal and marine ecosystems resulting in rise in sea level, warming of the sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification leading to significant implications on the coastal and marine populations and productivity. Various programmes and policies of the government related to sustainable development take into account the need of conservation of our biological diversity and protection of threatened species.