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India To Be A Co-chair Of APAP

  • 05 Jan 2021

  • After successfully increasing population of tigers, lions and leopards through protecting their habitats, India will be the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for three years.
  • India will replace South Korea which held this position for three years till November, 2020.
  • In this capacity, it will assist other Asian countries in managing their protected areas.
  • The APAP is a regional platform to help governments and other stakeholders to collaborate for more effective management of protected areas (PA) in the region.
  • The APAP currently consists of 21 members from 17 countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
  • The APAP, formally launched at the IUCN World Parks Congress in Australia in 2014, is chaired by IUCN Asia and co-chaired by an APAP country member.