What is in news : 14 Tiger reserves of India received the accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured|Tiger Standards (CA|TS)

Which are the reserves : Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam, Satpura, Kanha and Panna in Madhya Pradesh, Pench in Maharashtra, Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar, Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh,Sunderbans in West Bengal, Parambikulam in Kerala, Bandipur Tiger Reserve of Karnataka and Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu.

Details :

• India adopted (CA|TS) in 2020
• Set of minimum standards setting the benchmark for managing conservation sites
• Sets best practice and standards to manage target species, and encourages assessments to benchmark progress.
• Tigers are the first species selected for the initiative.
• Launched in 2013, the tool was developed in collaboration with field managers, tiger experts and government agencies engaged in tiger conservation.
• CA|TS is a partnership of tiger range governments, inter-governmental agencies, institutions, NGOs and conservation organisations.
• WWF is helping tiger range countries to implement CA|TS.