NBA releases ₹29 lakh to odisha for conservation of Red Sanders

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released over twenty-nine lakh Rupees to the Odisha Forest Department for the conservation and protection of Red Sanders. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed that the fund was generated from benefit-sharing received for accessing Red Sanders wood logs sourced from the Parlakhemundi Forest Division in Odisha.   Red Sanders are highly valuable woods used for making furniture, musical instruments, cosmetics, and domest...