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Okjokull glacier

- Location - Iceland
- It is 1st Icelandic glacier to lose its status as glacier.
- The glacier was officially declared dead by Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO)
- Scientists warn that hundreds of other ice sheets on subarctic island risk the same fate.

- Iceland loses about 11 billion tonnes of ice/year. Scientists fear that all of island country’s 400-plus glaciers will be gone by 2200.

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Conference of Parties(CoP)- 13 - Bonn Convention 

- Held in India in March 2020. 
- Theme - “Migratory species connect the planet, and We welcome them home”.
- Mascot - Great Indian Bustard
- Logo: Kolam Art form of Southern India

Highlights

- A draft resolution was presented by the European Union: EUROBATS Agreement- focuses on insect decline.

- The ‘State of India’s Birds Report 2020’ was released - 79% of Indian species of birds declined in population.

- 3 Migratory Mammals Targeted
1. Gobi Bear
- found in Gobi-desert of Mongolia
- Critically Endangered, IUCN Red List

2. Persian Leopards
- found in Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia
- Endangered, IUCN Red List

3. Urials (Wild sheeps)
- Found in Kazakhstan, Pakistan and India
- Vulnerable, IUCN Red List

@Digicate