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List of Biodiversity Heritage Sites in Maharashtra; No. Name of the Site State District Taluka Locality Area Importance Reference 1 Glory of Allapalli: Maharashtra: Gadchiroli: Alapalli: 6 ha (0.060 km 2) A reserved forest with biological, ethnic and historical importance. [2] [3] [5] 2 Anjarle and Velas beaches Maharashtra: Ratnagiri: Anjarle ...
An additional 10 hotspots were added subsequently. [24] [25] The concept of biodiversity hotspots designates those areas most important from the point of view of biodiversity, and is of special importance to endemic species. The designated 35 hotspots harbour over 50% of the world's endemic plant species and 42% of all endemic terrestrial ...
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Sikkim [9] [42] Sanctuary Declared Area (km 2) District Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary: 1984 51.76 East Sikkim: Kitam Bird Sanctuary: 2005 6 Namchi: Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary: 1977 31 East Sikkim: Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary: 1987 35.34 South Sikkim: Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary: 2002 128 East Sikkim: Shingba ...
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing an area of 124 km 2 (48 sq mi) in the Pakyong District of the Indian state of Sikkim.It was established in 2002 and includes the hamlets of Aritar, Dakline Lingtam, Phadamchen, Dzuluk, Gnathang Monastery Kupup. [3]
The site provides food products and agricultural fodder, as well as maintains biodiversity. However, invasive species threaten its ecological character, with over 40% of documented floral species being exotic. The Office of the Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and state forest officers undertake joint management of the sanctuary. 28 Sambhar Lake
The wildlife conserves are declared by the state government in official gazette. [1] The state government after consultation with the local communities can declare any land adjacent to National Park or sanctuaries or linking two protected areas which is owned by the government as conservation reserve under the section 36A of The Wildlife ...
The high profile of the biodiversity hotspots approach has resulted in some criticism. Papers such as Kareiva & Marvier (2003) [21] have pointed out that biodiversity hotspots (and many other priority region sets) do not address the concept of cost, [22] and do not consider phylogenetic diversity. [23]
States/ UT Year 1 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka: 2000 2 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 2001 3 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve: West Bengal: 2001 4 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal ...