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India Ranked 176th in 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index, Labeled as One of the Worst Performers.

International | Dated: 07 Nov 2024

According to the 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index (NCI) released on October 24, 2024, India has been ranked 176th out of 180 countries, with an overall score of 45.5 out of 100. The country's low ranking is primarily attributed to inefficient land management and increasing threats to biodiversity.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - India is among the 5 worst performers, alongside Kiribati (180th), Turkey (179th), Iraq (178th), and Micronesia (177th).

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Luxembourg leads the index with a score of 70.8, followed by Estonia (70.5) and Denmark (69.4) in 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively.
  • (ii) This is the inaugural edition of the index, developed by the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change (GSC) at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev and BioDB.com, a non-profit web portal dedicated to maintaining biodiversity data.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

India has been ranked which position in the recently released 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index?

Correct Answer: 176th

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