India Needs a Comprehensive Database of Species

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By FInancial Express | 10 September 2012 | 213

India needs a comprehensive database of species and traditional products to take advantage of the Geographical Indication (GI) Act experts said. Although the country is just a step away from enactment of GI, there are  no 'primary inventory of species'--- of animal or plants--- which, the experts said will be very crucial for the GI. The database will be needed for protecting the country's biodiversity struggling to evade extinction. Read More