{"id":78811,"date":"2025-12-20T12:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=78811"},"modified":"2025-12-20T13:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T07:56:57","slug":"erivan-anomalous-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/erivan-anomalous-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Erivan Anomalous Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Erivan Anomalous Blue Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Armenia has unveiled the logo for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/convention-on-biological-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Convention on Biological Diversity<\/a><\/strong> which includes Erivan Anomalous Blue at its centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Erivan Anomalous Blue<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Polyommatus eriwanens, also<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>Erivan Anomalous Blue, is a<\/b> <b>blue butterfly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is found only in and <\/span><b>around Yerevan (Armenia).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Erivan Anomalous Blue gives one generation per year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These butterfly species are active from mid-June till mid-July, depending on elevation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species inhabits <\/span><b>calcareous grasslands in Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but the host plant of the species is still not known.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is <\/span><b>endemic to Southern Transcaucasia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found at the <\/span><b>elevation range from 1200 to 2200 m.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The species is <\/span><b>not included<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Global and <\/span><b>European Red Lists.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Convention on Biological Diversity?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the most comprehensive <\/span><b>binding international agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the field of <\/span><b>nature conservation and the sustainable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use of natural resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>History:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was opened for signing at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in <\/span><b>Rio de Janeiro in 1992.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It currently has <\/span><b>196 contracting parties.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CBD\u2019s governing body is <\/span><b>the Conference of the Parties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (COP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ultimate authority of all governments (or Parties) that have ratified the treaty meets <\/span><b>every two years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to review progress, set priorities, and commit to work plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Secretariat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Montreal, Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Objectives of Convention on Biological Diversity<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conservation of biological diversity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable use of biological diversity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/a-butterfly-is-the-face-of-cop17-to-be-held-next-year-in-yerevan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erivan Anomalous Blue is found only in and around Yerevan (Armenia). 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