World Endangered Species Day:
Day – Third Friday in May (May 15 in 2026)
Theme 2026 – “Celebrating America’s Wildlife Comeback Stories. Championing the Endangered Species Act”
Observed since – 2006
World Endangered Species Day:
Day – Third Friday in May (May 15 in 2026)
Theme 2026 – “Celebrating America’s Wildlife Comeback Stories. Championing the Endangered Species Act”
Observed since – 2006
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has designated two more institutions as national repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BD Act). The initiative aims to enhance the conservation and systematic documentation of biological resources.
The new repositories include the Referral Centre Bhavasagara at the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) in Kochi (Kerala) and the MACS Collection of Microorganisms and National Fungal Culture Collection at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune (Maharashtra). With the additions, the total count of the national network of repositories has increased to 20.