Sunderban is the largest delta and mangrove forest in the world. The Indian Sunderban is bound on the west by river Muriganga and on the east by rivers Harinbhahga and Raimangal. Other major rivers flowing through this eco-system are Saptamukhi, Thakuran, Matla and Goasaba. Sunderban has extremely rich diversity of aquatic and terrestrial flora and […]
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, located in the Himalayan Mountains in the northern part of the country, includes as core areas the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, which are one World Heritage site. Nanda Devi National Park has remained more or less intact because of its inaccessibility. The Valley of Flowers National Park
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve boasts of many endemic species, rare and endangered flora and fauna, landscapes of outstanding scenic beauty with its expanses of grass-covered rolling hills, valleys, rivers, waterfalls and small forests. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first biosphere reserve in India established in the year 1986. It is located in the Western
Biosphere reserves are ‘learning places for sustainable development’. They are sites for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems, including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity. Biosphere reserves bring together life in all its diversity in a unique model in which people develop a sense of responsibility
Wildlife Conservation in India, like wild animals everywhere, now faces the threat of human pressure. And for India, the ready exploitation of her natural resources by humans is a long standing challenge. From time immemorial until very recently, wild life faced the threat of hunting and poaching because of wanton insensibility to all creatures other
India is a country full of natural resources and diversity of life that is unique in the whole of Asia. Its large megadiverse biogeographic regions of India have been recognized as world biodiversity hot spots. It houses a varied range of fauna and flora including many endangered species. The main reason for this remarkable diversity
Farm forestry is a term applied to the process under which farmers grow trees on their farm lands for commercial and non-commercial purposes. The main objective of growing trees commercially on farms is to provide an additional revenue stream to farmers, while at the same time protecting the environment. Forest departments of various states distribute
Social Forestry is the combination of conservation of natural resources and production oriented social forestry for addressing livelihood problems of rural people. Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development. The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) has
Forest conservation is the process of protecting, sustaining, and managing forests. It involves the upkeep of natural resources within a forest that is beneficial for both humans and the ecosystem. This process often involves tending to not just the plants but also the animals within the forest for future generations. A forest policy in 1952,
For the assessment of the forest cover of the country, only that area that is vegetated with predominantly native species of trees can be treated as forests. Such species are, however, slightly different in the tropical and wet-dry regions of India. The forest area is the area notified and recorded as the forest land irrespective
