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  2. Tropical butterfly conservatory, Trichy - Wikipedia

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    Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ms. J. Jayalalitha announced the establishment of Butterfly Park on 15 September 2012 with a financial outlay of Rs. 7.35 crore. The park was inaugurated by Minister on 13 November 2015 [1] through a video conference. [3] The final cost of construction is said to be 8.67 crores. [3]

  3. Khangchendzonga National Park - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Indian protected areas of the Kangchenjunga Biosphere Reserve and National Park. Khangchendzonga National Park covers an area of 849.50 km 2 (327.99 sq mi) in Mangan district and Gyalshing district at an elevation of 1,829 m (6,001 ft) to over 8,550 m (28,050 ft). It is one of the few high-altitude national parks of India and was ...

  4. Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in Ravangla, near Namchi City in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi). The literal meaning of maenam-la is "treasure-house of medicines", and the flora of the sanctuary is rich in a number of plants of medicinal value .

  5. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh: 2012 [2] 10 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve: Kerala and Tamil Nadu: 2016 [4] 11 Khangchendzonga National Park: Sikkim: 2018 [5] 12 Panna Biosphere Reserve: Madhya ...

  6. Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary lies at an elevation of 1,760–4,390 m (5,770–14,400 ft). [4] Pangolakha range in the east separates Sikkim from its eastern neighboring country Bhutan, whereas it is linked through forest patches to the south with Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal.

  7. Payment for ecosystem services - Wikipedia

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    The basic conceptualization of nature from the perspective of environmental economics is that manufactured capital can be used as a substitute for natural capital. [15] The definition of PES provided by environmental economics is the most popular: a voluntary transaction between a service buyer and service seller that takes place on the condition that either a specific ecosystem service is ...

  8. Sumin Reserve Forest - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Moreover, there is a Hindu Kali Temple as well at the top. During the time of Rama Navami and for other Hindu festive occasions local pilgrims do offerings to the deity Goddess Kali . Management authority is governed by Directorate of Ecotourism, Govt of Sikkim and Joint Forest Management Committee .

  9. Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park - Wikipedia

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    The Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park is a recreation centre and tourist attraction near Gangtok, in the state of Sikkim, India. The park's statuary and other displays document the Ban Jhakri, or traditional shamanic healer who worships spirits living in caves around the falls. Ban means "forest", and jhākri means "healer". [1] [2]