WLS AND NP Flashcards
which NP is at basin of indus
Hemis NP below which is Tsokar then Tsomoriri
WLS near kargil
Salim ali
Dachingum is at the basin of which river
jhelum
zbarwan range lies near which NP
dachingum and occupies half of dal lake catchment
dagwagh river from marsar lake passes through
dachingum home to hangul
which NP close to srinagar
Dachigam
KishtwarNP is famous for
snow leopard
rivers surrounding kishtwar
marwa west
rinnary up
kibal south
great himalaya east
which rivers flow through hokera wetland
jhelum basin
Rivers doodhganga and sukhang
which wetland is across kashmir valley
hokera
wetland that has no natural inlet and outlet
surinsar mansar lake
gujjar and bakrawala stays along which wetland
surinsar
across chenab basin
Tsokar made of
startsapuk tso (hypersaline) Tso kar (white salt efflorescence) A1 category
Tsomoriiri
fed by snow melt
near changthang plateau and landlocked therefore brackish
wular lake rivers
jhelum and kishanganga
Between great him and pir pnajal
Tctonic lake and largest freshwater lake
lake known as mahapadmasar and visited by Al biruni
Wular
lake near kunjam pass and samdra tapu plateau
chandrataal
kunjam pass joins
pir panjal and great him
pongdam across which river
beas
earthfilled dam
which dam called mahrana pratap sagar
pongdam
giri river passes through which wetland
renuka
which NP with cold desrt biosphere
pin valley HP
tirthan river flower through
great him NP in kullu region HP
simbalbara is contigous with
kalesar and rajaji and is on the border
and has sal tress in HP
siberian ibex found
pin valley HP
himalyan tahr found in
Inderkilla HP
Chail, lippa asra and khirganga NP in
HP
Jim corbett is also known as
hailey
flower valley is situated in
UK
What are WLS that makes up rajaji
chilla motichur and rajaji
ganga and son river flows through it and it is spread across 3 district
elephants also found and one horn rhino
Which NP makes Nandadevi biosphere
valley of flower and nandadevi
which are the glaciers in nandadevi
ramani and trishul
which river flows through nandadevi
rishiganga
rishiganga later joins dauliganga
where is flower valley situated
between zaskar and great himalayas and pushparvati river flows through it
in which NP gaumukh glacier situated
gangotri NP
gangotri is situated at catchment area of
bhagirathi
where is govind pashu situated
in garwal region and contigous with gangotri and kedarnath NP
bearded vultures are found here and project snowleopard started here
where is Asan wetland situated
UK and is also famous for vultures
what comprises of dudhwa tiger reserve
It comprises of:
Dudhwa National Park through which Suheli and Mohana streams flow,
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary through which Sharda River flows, and
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary through which Geruwa River flows.
All of these rivers are tributaries of the Ghagra River.
where is pilibhit NP
UP
where is nawabganj wetland situated
in UP and is famous for siberian crane
samaspur wetland situated
6 connected lakes and egyptian vultures and fish eagles are found
tall grass called sarpat also found
sandi wetland
IBA UP
ancient name dahar
river garra flows and sarus crane found
where is sur sarovar or keetham lake
UP
where is parvati agra bird sanctuary
UP
The sanctuary includes two oxbow lakes, Parvati Tal and Arga Tal, and covers and area of 10.84 square kilometers.
does dudhwa national park come under project tiger
yes swap deer also found
river flowing through kishanpur WLS
sharda river
river flowing through katarniaghat WLS
geruwa river also it is tributary of ghagra river
river tons originates from
govind pashu
alaknanda river originates from v
valley of flowers
harike dun is situated in
UK
data book what does pink page
CE
green page
formally endangered now recovered
red
threatned by extinction
criteria CE
90% reduction in 10 yrs
less 50 left
extinct in wild 50% in 10 yrs
endangered criteria
70% reduction in 10 yrs
less 250 left
extinct in wild 20% in 20 yrs
vulnerable criteria
50 % reduction in 10 yrs
less 1000 left
extinct in wild 60% in 100 yrs
which category NP belong
cat II with high restriction where grazing of livestock not allowed
NP cannot be downgraded
who declares NP and how are boundaries fized
state and centre declares it and boundaires are fixed by legislation and to change require approval of NBWL
is research and tourism allowed in NP
research no but tourism yes
category in which WLS belong
IV
are grazing allowed in WLS
yes but vaccinated and chief warden permission required
how can the boundaries be altered of WLS
help of SBWL
is research and tourism allowed
research no tourism yes
which category is biosphere
MAB cat 5
how is boundaries of biosphere be altered
fixed by legislation and declared by state or central
is research allowed in biosphere
yes ( only in biosphere research allowed but tourism only in buffer zone)
who take care biosphere
management by state but funding by centre
what is protected special agriculture zone
PSAZ by TN in cavery delta region here in PSAZ now new project allowed
conservation reserve
WPA under state and is buffer zone belong to cat 5 which is inhabited and owned by gov
declared in consultation with local gov
TN tiruppadimarathur 1st conservation reserve
community reserve
state gov can notify cat 6
which state has highest community reserve
meghalaya
which is first community reserve
keshopur PN formed under WPA
gogabeel
oxbow lake bihar first community reserve
formed by mahanadi and kanakar river
CPA
under CRZ 2011 state gov prepare it and issued under EPA
shailesh nayak committe
CRZ
which areas under CRZ
all territorial water excluding AN and lakshadweep
CRZIA and CRZ IB
ecosensitive areas and area between HTL and LTL
in cludes mangrooves coral nesting ground birds archealogical sites defence atomic greenfield airports and disposal of treated water
CRZ ii
area developed close to shoreline till landward till 50 m includes building on existing roads on landward side , desalination and non conv power sources, food grains and edible oil cargo storage
FLOOR SPACE INDEX DECREASE and it is according to 1991 census
CRZ iii
if pop density more 2161 sqkm from HTL to 50m no development zone if less then construction only between 200 to 500 and area upto 200 is NDZ
CRZ4
12 nautical miles from LTL
CRZ 1 AND 4 REGULATED BY
CENTER REST BY STATE
ehich countries have highest number of biosphere
EU
N america
asia
latin and then africa
where is the lion tailed macaque breeding center
aringar anna chennai
mysore zoo
under MoEFCC ICZM
BEAMS beach cleaning program
national center for coastal management
MoEFFC delineates and maps ESZ along coast
JFM
1988 forest policy but is not statutory it has forest afficial and local comm and exec comm to manage forest
community forest res
statutory and member exclusively from gram sabha and no rep from office
marine protected area comes under
WPA
how many flyaway are present
9 of them spread in 30 countries
which flyaaway passes india
3 the Central Asian flyway, East Asian flyway and East Asian–Australasian flyway. In India,
which country holds the presidentship for CMS till 2023
india
gandhinagar declaration
ecological connectivity
species added in appendix 1
asian elephant
jaguar
GIB, bengal florican
Albatros and oceanic white tip shark
species under appendix 2 of CMs
smooth hammerhead shark
these species have benefir from international cooperation
is CMS legally binding
UNEP yes legally binding
which countries are not party to CMS
US china russia not party to CMS
does sites under IBA ensure legal protection
no
IBA
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife International. There are over 13,000 IBAs worldwide. india it is by BNHS (NGO 1883)
condition to be listed as IBA
A. Globally threatened species
In general, the regular presence of a Critical or Endangered species, irrespective of population size, at a site may be sufficient for a site to qualify as an IBA. For Vulnerable species, the presence of more than threshold numbers at a site is necessary to trigger selection.
A2. Restricted-range species
A3. Biome-restricted species
A4. Congregations This applies to ‘waterbird’ species is modelled on criterion 6 of the Ramsar Convention for identifying wetlands of international importance. Depending upon how species are distributed, the 1% thresholds for the biogeographic populations may be taken directly
who manages IUCN of birds
birdlife interntional and also release world birdwatch
sites of IBA in goa
navelim
bondla
netraveli
mahadyayi
other imp iba
kolleru papikonda sandi up dibrusaikhowa kaziranga Tsokar
IBA sites in kerala
achanacoil anamudishola camel hump mountain malayatoor mankulam wayanad kurinjimala
where is singhphan WLS
nagaland ans is continous with abhaypur forest assam
what is ISOEA
The Indian Ocean’s South-East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a non-binding intergovernmental agreement that aims to protect, conserve, and recover sea turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia till torres strait . and agreement falls under CMS
does loggerhead nest in india
no
iucn V
olive ridly
iucn v and is carnovores they can also be found in guj laksh TN and A&N mah
green and hawskill
iucn E and hawskill CE both found A&N and lakshadweep
leatherback
V
they are not found in artic and antartic and nest only in indonesia and in india found only in A&N
flatback
data insufficient
black softshell
extinct in wild
save kurma and operaiton oliva
olive ridley
mission oilver
coastal guards
turtle survelliance alliance
IUCN partnership and they introduced in pobitora black soft shell turtle
lima action plan
comprehensive set of actions for MAB strategy
rhino vison
WWF india and bodoland territorial council to achive 3000 pop by 2020 39% increase in number achieved in 9 years
9 areas under rhino vision
kaziranga pobitora orang manas laokhowa burachapori dibru saikhowa also rhino from pobitora will be shifted to manas
which 3 rhino species in india
indian, javan and sumatran form which javan and sumatran are CE
national rhino conservation
between india and nepal and special cater to dudhwa and valmiki
waht is new delhi declaration
bhutan nepal india and malaysia to increase 3 rhino species
miyawaki
3 to 4 sampling / sqm
advantages of miyawaki
maharashtra
lowers temp and grows faster and less population required and more 30 species planted
regenerate land in less time
disadvantages of miyawaki
no medicinal property and cannot bring rain
mandarine duck
maguri motapung wetland assam
what is coelcant
grant fish before dino
three banded rosefinch
bird
bharitalasuchi tapani
carnivore reptile