A new National Bureau of Forest Genetics is to be established in Dehra Dun under the Indian Council for Forest Research and Education to help protect India's diminishing forest resources, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has confirmed.
A sum of Rs.20 crore has been sanctioned by the Ministry for the project, which is expected to begin next month.
"Our priority is biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of bioresources," Mr. Ramesh said addressing a gathering of the world's top agricultural scientists, biodiversity researchers and United Nations policymakers at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation here on Wednesday..........Click for more
Source Web Page: The Hindu
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