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    Biosphere Reserve: BY Team No. 2 Class 8, Section E' Seth M. R. Jaipuri Schools

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    Biosphere reserves are protected areas that conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development. They have three zones: a core area where human activity is prohibited, a buffer zone where limited activities like research are allowed, and a transition zone where sustainable activities by local communities are permitted. India has established 18 biosphere reserves to protect diverse ecosystems and species. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was India's first, while the Gulf of Kutch is the largest spanning over 7500 square kilometers. The smallest is Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve covering 765 square kilometers in Assam.

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    Biosphere reserves are protected areas that conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development. They have three zones: a core area where human activity is prohibited, a buffer zone where limited activities like research are allowed, and a transition zone where sustainable activities by local communities are permitted. India has established 18 biosphere reserves to protect diverse ecosystems and species. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was India's first, while the Gulf of Kutch is the largest spanning over 7500 square kilometers. The smallest is Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve covering 765 square kilometers in Assam.

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    Biosphere reserves are protected areas that conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development. They have three zones: a core area where human activity is prohibited, a buffer zone where limited activities like research are allowed, and a transition zone where sustainable activities by local communities are permitted. India has established 18 biosphere reserves to protect diverse ecosystems and species. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was India's first, while the Gulf of Kutch is the largest spanning over 7500 square kilometers. The smallest is Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve covering 765 square kilometers in Assam.

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    Biosphere Reserve: BY Team No. 2 Class 8, Section E' Seth M. R. Jaipuri Schools

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    BIOSPHERE RESERVE

    BY
    TEAM NO. 2
    CLASS 8, SECTION ‘E’
    SETH M. R. JAIPURI SCHOOLS
    WHAT IS BIOSHERE RESERVE
    …….
    Biosphere – Part of earth in which living
    organism exist or that support life is known
    as biosphere.

    Biosphere Reserve – Are the protected areas


    meant for the conservation of the plants and
    animals. It also restore the traditional life in
    that vicinity. They conserve the bio diversity
    of the area.
    Three zones of Biosphere Reserve
    • CORE

    •BUFFER

    •TRANSITION
    Three zones of Biosphere….

    • Core Area – This is legally protected area where human


    intervention is strictly prohibited. It is innermost undistributed
    ecosystem.

    • Buffer Zone - This area is surrounding the core zone. Here


    only the research and educational activities are permitted to
    humans. This areas also includes activities that help to
    manage natural vegetation, agriculture land, fisheries and
    forests to enhance the quality of production

    • Transition Zone - It is the peripheral area of a biosphere


    reserve where human activities like cropping, recreation,
    forestry, and settlements are permitted.
    Importance of Biosphere reserve
    Conservation
    Development
    Restoration
    Education and Research
    Land use Planning
    Healthy Ecosystem
    18 Biosphere Reserve in India…
    The Indian government has established 18 biosphere
    reserves to protect larger areas of natural habitat than a
    typical national park or animal sanctuary, and that
    often include one or more national parks or reserves,
    along with buffer zones that are open to some
    economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the
    flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the
    human communities who inhabit these regions, and
    their ways of life. Total there are 18 biosphere reserves
    in India
    18 Biosphere Reserve in India…
    Cold Desert, Himachal Achanakmar-Amarkantak,
    Pradesh Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh
    Kachchh, Gujarat (Largest Area)
    Nanda Devi, Uttrakhand
    Similipal, Odisha
    Khangchendzonga, Sikkim
    Sundarban, West Bengal
    Dehang-Debang, Arunachal
    Seshachalam, Andhra Pradesh
    Pradesh Agasthyamala, Karnataka-Tamil
    Manas, Assam Nadu-Kerala
    Dibru-Saikhowa, Assam Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu-Kerala
    Nokrek, Meghalaya (First to be Included)
    Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu
    Panna, Madhya Pradesh
    Great Nicobar, Andaman &
    Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh
    Nicobar Island
    Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    The Nilgiri Biosphere
    Reserve was the first
    biosphere reserve in India
    established in the year 1986.
    It is located in the Western
    Ghats and includes 2 of the
    10 bio geographical
    provinces of India. Wide
    ranges of ecosystems and
    species diversity are found
    in this region. Thus, it was a
    natural choice for the
    premier biosphere reserve
    of  the country.
    Largest Biosphere Reserve in India:
    The Gulf of Kuchchh
    • The Great Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh in the Thar
    Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat. It is about
    7500 km2 in area and is reputed to be one of the largest
    salt deserts in the world. This area has been inhabited
    by the Kutchi people. This area is known to be a
    breeding ground for flamingoes and staging ground for
    pelicans, cranes, storks and many species of waterfowl.
    It is also an important site for animals like blue bull,
    chinkara and desert wolf, which have been sighted over
    here regularly. There are 5 National Parks and Wildlife
    Sanctuaries in Rann of Kutch.

    • The Wild Ass Sanctuary is the only place on the earth


    where the endangered Indian Wild Ass still exists.
    Smallest Biosphere Reserve in India:
    Dibru-Saikhowa
    Dibru-Saikhowa is the smallest Biosphere
    Reserve, designated a Biosphere Reserve in
    July 1997 with an area of 765 km2 including a
    core area of 340 km2 and a buffer zone of 425
    km2.

    The sprawling Dibru Saikhowa National Park,


    spread over an area of 650sq km, is located
    close to the eastern border of Assam, straddling
    both the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia. An
    identified Important Bird Area (IBA), it is most
    famous for the rare white-winged wood ducks
    as well as feral horses.

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