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Heibok Ching (Meitei: ꯍꯩꯕꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯡ), also known as Heipok Ching (Meitei: ꯍꯩꯄꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯡ), [2] is a hill located in the Langthabal region of Imphal West district of Manipur, India. [3] [4] Its biodiversity is protected as a reserve forest by the Government of Manipur. [5] It is regarded as a sacred hill in the culture of ...
Phalee Biodiversity Management Committee (Phalee BMC) is an organisation which is elected by the villagers to work on Environment and Biodiversity [7] conservation of the village in accordance with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. [4] [8] It also works on recording and documentation of the village and surrounding areas flora and fauna.
The richness and variety of the wildlife of Ethiopia is dictated by the great diversity of terrain with wide variations in climate, soils, natural vegetation and settlement patterns. Ethiopia contains a vast highland complex of mountains and dissected plateaus divided by the Great Rift Valley , which runs generally southwest to northeast and is ...
The area is a biodiversity hotspot and home to threatened species including the Walia Ibex, gelada, and Ethiopian wolf. Between 1996 and 2017, the site was listed as endangered because of the impact of a new road across the property, excessive cattle grazing, agricultural encroachment, and a drop in the number of populations of large mammals.
Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary (Meitei: Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Lamlak-ki Saa-Ngaa Ngaak Senpham) is an Indo-Burma wildlife sanctuary in Chandel district of Manipur. It is in the Indo-Myanmar border about 110 km from Imphal. It has an area of 184.80 square kilometers. [1] [2] [3] The ecosystem of this wildlife sanctuary is unique and vibrant.
List of Biodiversity Heritage Sites in other states No. Name of the Site State District Taluka Locality Area Importance Reference 1 Dialong Village Manipur: Tamenglong: 1,135 ha (11.35 km 2) [2] [3] [7] 2 Ameenpur lake: Telangana: Sangareddy: Ameenpur 93 acres (0.38 km 2) 300 years old artificial lake with resident and migratory birds [2] [3 ...
It is situated at an altitude of 2,452 m (8,045 ft) above sea level. [citation needed] [verification needed] The valley is famous for its wide range of flowers in every season but the most famous one is the "Dzükou Lily" (Lilium chitrangadae), named after the mother of its discoverer, Hijam Bikramjit, a researcher of the Life Sciences Department, Manipur University, in the summer of 1991.
Mitchell Page states that over 6603 plant species live in Ethiopia, of which approximately one fifth are not native to other countries. [ citation needed ] At the beginning of the twentieth century around 420,000 square kilometres (35% of Ethiopia's land) was covered by trees but recent research indicates that forest cover is now less than 14.2 ...