Reconstitution of Central Zoo Authority | 02 Jul 2020
Why in News
Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has reconstituted the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to include an expert from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and a molecular biologist.
Key Points
- The CZA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It was constituted in 1992 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Members: It is chaired by the Environment Minister and has 10 members and a member-secretary.
- Objective: The main objective of the authority is to complement and strengthen the national effort in conservation of rich biodiversity.
- Functioning: The authority provides recognition to zoos and is also tasked with regulating the zoos across the country.
- It lays down guidelines and prescribes rules under which animals may be transferred among zoos nationally and internationally.
- It coordinates and implements programmes on capacity building of zoo personnel, planned breeding programmes and ex-situ research.