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  2. Buffer state - Wikipedia

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    A buffer state is sometimes a mutually agreed upon area lying between two greater powers, which is demilitarised in the sense of not hosting the armed forces of either power (though it will usually have its own military forces). The invasion of a buffer state by one of the powers surrounding it will often result in war between the powers.

  3. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Biosphere reserves of India [7] Year Name Location State Type Key fauna Area (km 2) 1 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala: Western Ghats: Nilgiri tahr, tiger, lion-tailed macaque: 5520 2 1988: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve

  4. Conservation reserves and community reserves of India

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    Jawai Bandh forest is situated in Pali district and it is in close proximity of Kumbalgarh Sanctuary.keshopur chamb gurdaspur (Punjab) conservation reserve India's first community reserve. [4] Recently, Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake in Bihar’s Katihar district, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’.

  5. Protected areas of India - Wikipedia

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    India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.

  6. Eco-Sensitive Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide their judgement, in Shri Anand Arya & Anr, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union Of India & Ors on 3 December 2010 relating to the construction of a park at Noida near Okhla Bird Sanctuary, had noted that the State Government of Uttar Pradesh had not declared Eco-Sensitive zones around its protected areas ...

  7. Buffer zone - Wikipedia

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    Modern buffer zone on the Belarus-Poland border in Brest with a security electric fence, a ploughed trace-control strip to show signs of passage, and a pillbox. A buffer zone, also historically known as a march, is a neutral area that lies between two or more bodies of land; usually, between countries. Depending on the type of buffer zone, it ...

  8. Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The buffer zone is spread across 2 states; an area of 1224.98 km 2 lies in the Madhya Pradesh and the remaining area of 2059.38 km 2 is in Chhattisgarh. The topography of the biosphere reserve varies from the lowland rice fields in Bilaspur and Anuppur and the wheat fields in Dindori to the hills of the Maikal range of Satpuras .

  9. List of Ramsar sites in India - Wikipedia

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    The largest bird of India, the sarus crane (Grus antigone) is known for its size, majestic flight, and lifetime pairing. 57 Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 527 Gulf of Mannar is located at the south-eastern tip of India in the state of Tamil Nadu . It is one of the most biologically diverse regions in India ...