Kochi Biodiversity Index Map

  • Kochi has become the first city in in Kerala and the second in the country after Hyderabad, to have a biodiversity index map.
  • The index has considered 18 biodiversity indicators that measure the city’s native biodiversity, the ecosystem services provided and biodiversity governance. It has a score of 45 out of 72.
  • The Centre for Heritage, Environment and Development (C-HED) and ICLEI-South Asia, an international network of governments working towards sustainable development, have prepared the index.
  • The process was part of a German-funded project called the Integrated Subnational Action for Biodiversity (Interact-Bio) being implemented in the city.

Significance of the Biodiversity ....

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