Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Mention any five biosphere reserves in India.
Short Note
Solution
Some important biosphere reserves in India are :
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve located in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills in South India.
- Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve located between India and Sri Lanka, forming part of the Laccadive Sea.
- Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal.
- Nanda Devi Biosphere in north-eastern Uttarakhand.
- Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in the West Garo Hills in Meghalaya.
- Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve in the Satpura Range in Madhya Pradesh.
- Similipal Biosphere Reserve in north-eastern Odisha.
- Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve located in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
- Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve located in the Nicobar Islands.
shaalaa.com
Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Multiple choice questions.
Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
Match the following.
| Reserved forests | other forests and wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities |
| Protected forests | forests are regarded as most valuable as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources |
| Unclassed forests | forest lands are protected from any further depletion |
Mention any three national parks in India.
Define with example:
Biosphere reserve.
Fill in the blank:
Mangrove forests are a very important part of the ________ ecosystem.
What is the Himalayan Yew?
Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?
We need to conserve our forests and wildlife ______.
Which is not a threat to tiger population in India?
One of the key wildlife species in the faunal web is ______.
