Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Funds Released for Red Sanders Conservation in Andhra Pradesh
The government is giving money to help save Red Sanders trees.
The National Biodiversity Authority gave 82 lakh rupees to Andhra Pradesh.
The money will be used to grow one lakh new Red Sanders trees.
These trees will be given to farmers.
The money comes from people who use Red Sanders.
Local communities will help plant and care for the trees, creating jobs and protecting the trees from being smuggled or destroyed.
This is part of a plan to protect India's plants.
The National Biodiversity Authority sanctioned Rs 82 lakh for Red Sanders conservation.
The funds will be used to raise one lakh Red Sanders saplings.
Saplings will be supplied to farmers under the Trees Outside Forests programme.
The funds were released under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism.
The initiative will involve local and tribal communities in conservation efforts.
- Who
- National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
- What
- Sanctioned funds for Red Sanders conservation
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To conserve the Red Sanders species
- Sanctioned Amount
- Rs 82 lakh
- Recipient
- Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board
- Purpose
- Red Sanders conservation
- Species
- Red Sanders
- Location
- Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh
- Legislation
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002
