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GEOGRAPHY Forests and wildlife Flashcards

1
Q

the first bill passed

forests and wildlife

A

Indian Wildlife Protecion act 1972
* Provisions for preserving wildlife
* criminalised poaching

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Tiger things, and national parks

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Project tiger 1973
2/3 of tigers are in india and nepal
Jim corbett
Sariska wildlife sanctuary
Manas tiger reserves, assam

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3
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the ones which focused on non-big animals

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1980 - Insects
1991 - plants - Madhuca Insignis and Hubbardia Heptaneuron(grass)

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3 types of forests

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  • Resrved : 50%, earmarked for timber, gvt, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
  • Protected: 1/3, protectd from any further depletion, Bihar, haryana, punjab, Rajasthan, gvt
  • Unclassed: 16%, Barren wasteland, North east, Gujarat
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5
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Villagers going rawr (2)

Forests and wildlife

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Sariska tiger reserve : villagers against mining, citing wildlife protection act
Villagers from Alwar, protecting 1200 hect of land as ‘Bhairodev Dakav Sonchuri.

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6
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Sacred groves + (cows??)

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Chhota nagpur : mahura and kadamba
Odisha & bihar : Mango and Tamarind
Rajasthan : likes Blackbuck and nilguy

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7
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Organic farming

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Beej Bachao Andolan
Navdanya

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