PRELIMS BOOSTER 2018
Namdapha Flying Squirrel and International Civil Aviation Organization
Namdapha Flying Squirrel
- critically endangered — IUCN
- It is arboreal and nocturnal
- restricted to a single valley in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh
- Habitat
dry deciduous montane forests occupying moist forest tracts along streams
- Threats
- Poaching of animals for food
- habitat loss and degradation
- landslides and flooding that results in habitat loss
- It is among the 25 “most wanted lost” species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation’s “Search for Lost Species” initiative
International Civil Aviation Organization
- Established in 1947 under Chicago convention on International Civil Aviation.
- It is a specialized agency of the United Nations linked to Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- secretariat — Montreal, Canada
- members — 191member
- Functions
- sets standards and regulations necessary for aviations afety, security, efficiency as well as for aviation environmental protection.
- Codify the principles and techniques of international air navigation
- foster the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth
- defines the protocols for air accident investigation followed by transport safety authorities in countries signatory to the Chicago Convention
- CORSIA – Carbon Offsetting and Reporting Scheme for International Aviation à market based measure for international aviation to measure carbon emission
- Governance structure
- Assembly – consists of every member coutry
- ICAO Council
- elected by the Assembly every 3 years
- consists of 36 members elected in 3 categories
- Air Navigation Commission (ANC)
- technical body within ICAO
- composed of 19 Commissioners nominated by the ICAO’s contracting states and appointed by the ICAO Council
- Task : development of international Standards And Recommended Practices
