Kochi Municipal Corporation CITY BIODIVERSITY INDEX – KOCHI Supported by Supported in India by Prepared under Project Implemented in Kochi by Supported by: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India based on a decision of the German Bundestag Prepared under the BMU supported INTERACT-Bio Project. INTERACT-Bio is implemented by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI). Project implemented in India by: ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia Year of Publishing: 2020 Copyright ICLEI South Asia (2020) No part of this booklet may be disseminated or reproduced in any form (electronic or mechanical) without prior permission from or intimation to ICLEI South Asia. Permission and information may be sought at (
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[email protected] City Biodiversity Index – Kochi Contents Acronyms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Background --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Summary of the Scores ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Geophysical Characteristics