Consider the following statements 1 Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory body under The Prev...........

Environment and Ecology Pollution

Consider the following statements:

1. Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory body under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

2. Central Zoo Authority is an executive body under Ministry of Environment and Forests.

3. National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board works under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

1 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 3 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

The Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory advisory body advising the Government of India on animal welfare laws, and promotes animal welfare in the country of India.
It was established in 1960 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960.In India, functioning of zoos is regulated by an autonomous statutory body called Central Zoo Authority which has been constituted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act.

The National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB), set up in August 1992,is responsible for promoting afforestation, tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development activities in the country, with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands adjoining the forest areas, national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas as well as the ecologically fragile areas like the Western Himalayas, Aravallis, Western Ghats, etc. It is different from CAMPA.