ANNEXURES
Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
Coordinating Agency: Department of Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Bhopal
Background The State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) of Madhya Pradesh falls within the broad framework of the exercise car- ried out by the NBSAP.The state SBSAP was put together through a participatory process by involving village-level organizations, NGOs, academics, scientists, officers from various line departments, the private sector, and others who have a stake in biodiversity. The SBSAP makes an attempt to look at the state’s biodiversity in their scientific, economic and cultural dimensions. It also would look at issues related to equitable sharing of benefits.
Methodology A participative approach was adopted for the preparation of the SBSAP ensuring inputs from all major players in the field of biodi- versity and biotechnology.Government of Madhya Pradesh has established a Biodiversity and Biotechnology Board that in turn con- stituted three Standing Committees viz.,Committee on Biodiversity Conservation,Committee on Sustainable use of Biodiversity and Committee on Equitable sharing of Biodiversity.These committees have prepared reports that form an important part of the strate- gy on biodiversity conservation.
The state government has also created a separate Department of Biodiversity and Biotechnology to act as the nodal department for the subject. A MoU between Government of India and Department of Biodiversity and Biotechnology was signed for the prepara- tion of The State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and a Core Group was formed. The Core Group in its various meetings final- ized the report for the preparation of SBSAP.EPCO was appointed as the executing arm of the nodal agency for preparing the SBSAP.
A public hearing was organized in Gwalior in association with Jiwaji University, Gwalior. Similarly consultations were organized at Sagar in collaboration with Sagar University on Biodiversity of Bundelkhand and at Bhopal with NGO’s of M.P.A ten day long par- ticipatory yatra called the satpuranchal yatra was organized.The yatra covered ten districts of the state.
State Profile Madhya Pradesh is a land-locked state, surrounding by the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Chhatisgarh. The geographical area of the state is 308,000 sq km. It is located between longitude 74°-82° E and latitude 21°-26° 50’.N.
Ecological Profile The country has been classified into 10 bio-geographic zones and 26 biotic provinces, by the Wildlife Institute of India. 22% of the state’s geographical area has been classified as semi-arid while 78% is in the Deccan plateau.
The semi-arid zone, comprising of western districts of the state do not have significant forest cover, there is only one National Park and 9 sanctuaries. In the Deccan peninsular zone, there are 9 National Parks and 25 sanctuaries. All the five Tiger Reserves in the state (out of 25 in India upto 1999) are located in Deccan peninsular zone.
Biodiversity Status Areas rich in biodiversity can be divided into three categories. Forest areas including, Protected Areas (National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries), Grasslands and Wetlands. Livestock diversity Agro-ecosystems.
Forests As per the classification of Champion and Seth (1968), the forests of Madhya Pradesh are categorized as: Sub Tropical Hill Forests Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests
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