Protected areas of India
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There are four categories of protected areas in India, constituted under the
Classification
India has the following kinds of
- National parks
- Wildlife sanctuaries
- Biosphere reserves
- Reserved and protected forests
- Conservation reserves and community reserves
- Private protected areas
- Conservation areas
National parks
National parks in India are
Wildlife sanctuaries
Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. Between 1936 and 2022, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 122,564.86 km2 (47,322.56 sq mi), roughly 3.73% of the geographical area of the country.[4] Among these, the 53 tiger reserves[1] are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger.
Biosphere reserves
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves
Reserved and protected forests
Conservation and community reserves
Conservation reserves and community reserves in
Village and panchayat Forests
A "Common Important Forest" in
Private protected areas
Private protected areas of India refer to
Conservation areas
Conservation Areas in
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tiger Reserve List". National Tiger Conservation Authority. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "National Wildlife Database Cell". Wildlife Institute of India. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "National Parks, National Wildlife Database Cell". Wildlife Institute of India. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Wildlife Database Cell". Wildlife Institute of India. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Biosphere Reserves in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Sinha, Himadri, [https://www.getelectionresult.com Forest and People: Understanding the Institutional Governance, Social Identity, and People's Participation in Indian Forest Management] Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Presented at "Politics of the Commons: Articulating Development and Strengthening Local Practices", Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 11–14, 2003
Further reading
- "United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993)". Archived from the original on 25 November 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2005.
- Ministry of Forests and Environment Protected Areas website
- Ministry of Forests and Environment-Report Ch10 Biodiversity
- SPECIES CHECKLIST: Species Diversity in India; ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database); Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
- ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database); Wildlife Institute of India (WII)