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
nacadubasumalasaraswamisadavisam
butterfly
tribes that reside in simplipal
kharia bhumjia bathudi kolha gonda santhal and makida
which tribe stays at nagrhole
jenukurba
periyar tribes
manan paliyan uralis and ulladan
melghat tribe
koru
maldhari tribe
gir
nandadevi tribe
bhotia
amrabad tribe
chenchu
dibang
idu mishi
what is kinhasa resolution
cultural mode preservation
singchung tribe
gugun tribe it is community reserve
biodievrsity heritage site under which act and what is criteri a
under BDA act depends on species richness high endemism fossil bed or cultural artistic values rare keystoen species
who notifies BHS
state gov in consultation with local boards and there are 18 of them
devalsari
UK
nallur tam groove
banglore
hogrekan
chikmangalur
univ agri
bangalore
ambaraguda
karnataka
Glory allapali
maharashtra
tonglu and dotry
WB
mandasaru
odisha
ameenpur
tengana
chilkigarh
WB
klawkur
meghalaya
dialong
manipur
majuli
assam
gharial rehab
UP
naro hills
MP
asramam
kerala
shistuta hiray akesh
mah
purvathalirai
goa
patalkot
MP
who publishes world heritage outlook
IUCN
who conduscts tiger census
NTCA after 4 yrs
highest number of tiger state and NP
MP and pench
how many tiger states
20
max tiger found in
central and eastern ghats
what are the method used
MSTRIPES, CaTraT, cytochrome C, extract compare for tigers
MAXENT max entropy models
hot spotters for leopards
SECR spatially explicit recapture to check pop density
name the 4 species of bsutard
GIB
macquae
bengal florican
lesser bengal florican
what is dhuraj
paradise flycatcher state bird MP
chlymodomonas nivalis
red snow in antartica
what is also known as nasikabatrachus
purple frog EDGE
what is MODIS
detect forest fires
what are deemed forest
neither recorded nor notifie and countrys only 1 % area under deemed
are deemed forest legal
yes
who implements forest landscape restoration
implemeted by national eco development and IUCN
haryana madhya , mah karna
what is soil organic carbon
contributes to 56% of carbon stock
national afforestation and ecodev bon under
min env 1992
soil organic carbon
one of the 3 global indicators of land degradation
trends in land cover change LCC
net primary productivity
carbon stocks measured as soil organic carbon SOC
bonn challenge
COP 2015
150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020 and 350 million by 2030
INDIA- 13 million by 2020 and 8 by 2030
what is forest PLUS 2.0
USAID= and MOEFFC 5 yr program and helps india to participate in REDD+
IFOREST
fuelwood mangement
what are programs launched by G20
global initative for reducing land degradation
Global coral reef R and D accelerator
what is delhi declaration
gender and health
ecosystem restore
Peace forest initiative SKorea
recovery of more 5 millio hectare by 2030 therefore now 26 million
where is forest research institute
dehradun
who launched drought toolbox
UNCCD WMO and FAO UNEP and univ nebraska
new york declaration
50% reduction by 2020 and natural forest loss 2030
voluntary and non binding
RIO + 20 3 convention
UNFCC, CBD, UNCCD
what are initiatives of COP 14
international coalition for action on sand dust storms (UNDP, UNEP, FAO, WHO)
Adapt now global call for leadership
Intiaitive of sustainabiltiy and stabiltiy and security ISSS 14 african countries
youth caucas on desrtificaation
great green wall intiative
restore 100 million hectares 11 countries Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Chad and is UNCCD
coral reef
there are more cold water reef than tropical reefs
coral conditions
20 to 32 degree
clean water 300 ft or 91 mt b
ut mostly 60 to 90 ft 18 to 27 mt
fringing coral
andaman, kutch and mannar
atolls: lakshadweep
barrier : lakshadweep and nico
coral triangle
indonesia
malaysia
phillipines
places india famous for coral reefs
angria bank - mah
netrani - karna
where is national community institute
goa in katmand island
which country is first country to ban reef toxins
oxybenzone in suncreen by palamu
who started coral reef recovery
the Coral Reef Recovery Project is a joint venture of WTI and the Gujarat Forest Department, supported by Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL)
are shallow water coral found all over world
no only deep water coral can be found all over the world
blue flag certification
denmark foundationfor env education
ghogala
diu
shivrajpur
guj
padubri
karna
kappad
kerala
kovalam
tamil nadu
eden
podincherry
rushikonda
andhra pradesh
miramar
goa
golden beahv
odisha
radhanagar
andaman and ni
what are permitted under PPV and FR
save use sow resow exchange share or sell his farm produce except brand name
which country is birthplace of asian bamboo
india
where is tirap mine
assam
himalayan quail
uttarakhand
what is tettibolus trishula
grasshopper
white backed
Cr
long billed v
CR
slender billed vulture
CR
egyptian vulture
endangered
Himalayan
nt
bearded vulture
nt
cinerous
nt
eurasian and griffon
least concern
which is the only vulture sanctuary
ramadevrabetta
which is state animal of assam
gangetic dolphins
tandem boat survey method is used to count
gangetic dolphins
baiji
yangstze
bhulan
indus
susu
ganges
boto
amazon
where can ganges dolphins be found
ganges meghna and bramhaputra
are dolphins toothed mammals
yes
smallest dolpjin in world
mau new zealand
largest dolphin
orca
all oceans even arctic
rann of kutch
wild ass
kaziranga and jaldaphara
onr
van vihar
white tiger
desert
gib
keoladeo
siberian crane
vendangal
tn
ranganathala
karna
salim ali
tn
fishing cat
ambasaddor of orissa and IUCN vulnerable
which is lichens first park
MUNSIYARI UK
dehing patkai also known as amazon of east is made up of
jeypore
dihing
dirok
where are exotic animals registered
with chief wildlife warden of their state
and DG of foreign trade overseas
where are exotic species listed
appendices I II III OF convention of CITES
WHO TAKES CARE OF THE MONEY LAUNDERING AND ILLEGAL TRADE IWT
FATF
western ghats in hoe many states
6
max ESA
karna
maha
kerala
who notifies ESA
MoEFCC with suggestion of state
kasturirangan and madhav gadgil
37% and 67%
prohibited activites in ESA
mining
red category
building and constuction and area dev projects
how much km is ESA declared
10 km
have the count of leopards increased
yes by 63%
max number of leopards found in
mp
karna
management effectives evaluation report MoEFCC
MEE score 62.01% more than global mean
NP that got high MEE
tirthan and great hima
NP with low MEE
turtle WLS in UP
Khaparwa WLS in haryana
how much is total protected areas india
5%
where is black pather found
kabini WLS
is southern birdwing endemic
yes
caracal
CR list found in guj and raj but IUCN LC
hump backed mahseer
cauvery IUCN CR
Vulture action plsns to have rescue centre at
pinjore
bhopal
guwait
hyderbada
vulture survey condutced in
4 yrs
breeding program for
red headed and eyptian
project dolpin for
10 yr
dolphin rescue guide
by turtle survival alliance
antherium
purifies srrounding air
national innovation fund
autonmous body of DST
state of wolrd forest
UNEP and FAO
haith panth
mobile app NHAI
community forest resource management
2/3rd members from SC and ST or 5 member
community rights
nistar
right to ownership
collect , use and dispose of minor forest produce
uses of entilement
fish
habitat rights to PVTG
right to perform customary religious
right to protect and conserve natural entity
cultivation traditional
rights to exclude any right of hunting
are NP WLS included in forest rights
yes
nairobi convention
working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans
does india have peatland
no
mangroove for future
indian initiative with coop of IUCN
20X20
latin america by UN and FAO
who manages locust attack
FAO
rivet popper hypothesis
impact of loss of species
evil quartert
loss of biodiversity
who has the power to alter entries in schedules
central gove it can delete or transfer
Schedule I
Great Lion NARco liked Black (buck) RHIya
Schedule II
KING cobra OF BENGAL porcupine HITS (Himalayan bear ) FLYING squirrel DHOLE with RHESUS
schedule III
HHN
hyena
hogdeer
nilgai
schedule IV
mangrooves and vulture
what is another name for flying fox
fruit bat and is placed in schedule 5
who demarcates ESZ
states
activities permitted under ESZ
agriculture
horticulture
rainwater harvesting
where is valmiki NP
near terai region along the nepal border
which river originates through valmiki NP
harsha masu
rivers surrounding valmiki
south gandak
east river pandai
which community dwells in bihar valmiki
tharu
where is kaimur NP
bihar
where do you find vikramshila gangetic dolphin
bihar
where is bhimbandh WLS
bihar
name the two wetland ramsar of west benga;
sunderbans and east kolkatta
which is the only Ramsar Site in the World Practicing Fisheries and Agriculture Traditionally using City Sewage
East Kolkata Wetlands in Kolkata, West Bengal
river ramman and river sirikola
singalila NPand is north west NP of WB
which NP next to singalila NP from west
neora NP
which is NP next to neora
gorumara
which river flows through gorumara
murti
jaldak
raidak
which deer can be found in nepal and india
sambhar which is largest
where can chital be found
chital is endemic to srilanaka and india and found in
Corbett National park, Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park and Sariska Tiger Reserve
NP next to gorumura
jaldaphara
which river flows through jaldaphara
torsa
chilapata forest found in
WB and elephant corridor
who has highest One horned rhino pop after kaziranga
chilapata
which 2 NP form eastern duars
buxa and jaldapara
Buxa is famous for which animal
giant squirrel
river flowing through buxa
raidak and jayanti they are tributaries of bramhaputra
national highway 31C passes through
WB Buxa
toto and mich tribes live in
jaldaphara NP
where is sajnakhali NP
WB
where is chapramari
WB
which NP touches bhutan
buxa
mayurbhanj ER
part of it in WB
which is largest NP in india
hemis
where is palamau tiger reserve
in bihar and is one of 9 tiger reserve in catchment area of north koel