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Notification designating 23 named scientific institutes as Scientific Authority under sub-section (1) of section 49F of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 for purposes of Chapter VB, in fulfilment of functions under CITES.

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued S.O. 3548(E) dated 8th August 2023, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 49F of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, designating 23 named institutes as Scientific Authority for the purposes of Chapter VB of the Act, for fulfilling functions under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The designated institutes are: Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata; Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi; Forest Research Institute, Dehradun; Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore; Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun; Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata; National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai; Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Kochi; Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur; Institute of Wood Science & Technology, Bangalore; Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla; Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur; Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad; Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly; Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai; National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow; National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow; Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur; and Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi. The notification was issued under F. No. WL-1/9/2023-WL-Part (1) and signed by Bivash Ranjan, Additional Director General of Forests (WL).

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5119 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3395] NEW DEL HI, TUES DAY, AUGUST 8, 2023/ SHRAVANA 17, 1945 CG-DL-E-09082023-247931 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th August, 2023 S.O. 3548(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 49F of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the Central Government hereby designates the following institutes as Scientific Authority for the purposes of Chapter VB of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, for fulf illing the functions under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, namely: - 1. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata; 2. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi; 3. Forest Research Institute, Dehradun; 4. Institu te of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore; 5. Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat; 6. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun; 7. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata; 8. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai; 9. Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Kochi; 10. Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur; 11. Institute of Wood Science & Technology, Bangalore; 12. Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla; 13. Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur; 14. Centre for Cellular & Molecula r Biology, Hyderabad; 15. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly; 16. Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai; 17. National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi; 18. Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow; 19. Tata Institute of Fundamental Researc h, Mumbai; 20. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow; 21. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow; 22. Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur; and 23. Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi. [F. No. WL-1/9/2023 -WL-Part (1) ] BIVASH RANJAN , Addl . Director General of Forests (WL) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -11005 4.

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