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02 April, 2021
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GS-Paper-3: Environment– UPSC PRELIMS – Mains Application
Context: BHS are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems - terrestrial, coastal, inland and marine waters - having a rich biodiversity. Maharashtra government declared an area at Amboli in Western ghats in Sindhudurg district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS).
More Envi Information: http://www.wiienvis.nic.in/Database/bhs_8650.aspx
BHS are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems - terrestrial, coastal, inland and marine waters - having a rich biodiversity.
As per Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002,
State Biodiversity Boards (SBB) may invite suggestions for the declaration of BHSs, through the Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) and other relevant community institutions.
Areas having any of the following characteristics may qualify for inclusion as BHS.
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Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) |
District/State |
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Nallur Tamarind Grove |
Bangalore, Karnataka |
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Hogrekan |
Chikmagalur, Karnataka |
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru |
Karnataka |
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Ambaraguda |
Karnataka |
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Glory of Allapalli |
Maharashtra |
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Tonglu BHS and Dhotrey BHS under the Darjeeling Forest Division |
Darjeeling, West Bengal |
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Mandasaru |
Odisha |
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Dialong Village |
Manipur |
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Ameenpur lake |
Telangana |
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Majuli |
Assam |
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Gharial Rehabilitation Centre |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
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Chilkigarh Kanak Durga |
West Bengal |
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Purvatali Rai |
Goa |
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Naro Hills |
Madhya Pradesh |
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Asramam |
Kerala |
Schistura Hiranyakeshi
Source: ENVIS
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