May_2024

Conference of Parties (COP) is an international climate conference organized every year to determine climate mitigation avenues and deliberate on the possible opportunities and routes of climate crisis management. India has been an active member of COP Nations since COP1 itself wherein it had made its agenda clear. The current review article provides an overview of the historical incidences that led to the onset of COP and presents a synopsis of the major events during COP meetings till the current meeting in Dubai also known as COP28.

Aiming to contribute to the conservation of lepidopterans, North Bengal Wild Animals Park, West Bengal has established a butterfly conservatory within the park's premises. From May 2022 to April 2023, the rearing of common mimes (P. clytia) was practiced, and their life cycle from early development to the adult stage was recorded. The article explain the rearing process, morphological changes recorded with successive molting, and the challenges that were faced and resolved during the rearing of these ecologically important species.