Which Green reserve has topped the MEE (Management

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The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) was once again adjudged the best managed tiger reserve in the country. The reserve topped the list with a management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) score of 94.38% among the 51 reserves that were evaluated. Satpura and Bandipur came second (93.18%), while Nagarhole was ranked third (92.42%) in the 2022 cycle of MEE. MEE is the most significant approach to enhance the management perspectives of reserves and their associated landscape connectivity, according to the report. The process saw 32 parameters, including the status of tiger conservation plan, adequacy of personnel and other resources, availability of manpower resources trained in wildlife conservation, and population trend of threatened species, being evaluated.