14<=!<4074>? OCTOBER 1-19 Compendium on Progression During two Decades of Conservation G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Environment & Development Government of India 7 ' ' ( 6) ( )% % 6 * & @ 7 &7 (& ' ' : ' ' * ' & % , '' A' & + * ' & ; % ' '' & A' * ' ' ' A ' % ' ' &B %( )6 * ' ' & ' 7 !!<=!< Compendium on Progression During two Decades of Conservation Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation | 1 Compendium on Indian Biosphere Reserves Progression During two Decades of Conservation Year 2012 Editors Lok Man Singh Palni Ranbeer S Rawal G.B. Pant Institute of HImalayan Environment & Development Rama K Rai S Venkata Reddy Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India 2PHOTO CREDITS – Cover: Lepcha tribes in Khangchendjonga - HK Badola; Mangrove in Gulf of Mannar - AG Pandurangan; Wild- Ass in Kachchh- S Panchal; Timber-line in Nanda Devi- Balwant Rawat; Agriculture in Cold Desert - SS Samant; Strobilanthus (Kuranji) in Nilgiri - AG Pandurangan. Cover inside: River Palpada in Simlipal- HS Upadhyay; Back Cover: Mukesh Bhandari Title Inside: Biosphere Components -S Nainwal; Contents: Maldhari in Kachchh- S Panchal; Foreword: Valley of Flowers: S Nainwal; Preface:Evergreen Forest in Simlipal- HS Upadhyay; Acknowledgements & following page: Bet and mudfl ats in Kachchh- S Panchal; Chapters: Authors or otherwise indicated5 2 | Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation Contents Foreword Preface Message Acknowledgements Indian Biosphere Reserves 1. Introduction & Progression 12 Reserves in WNBR 2. Nilgiri 22 3. Gulf of Mannar 32 4. Nanda Devi 44 5. Sunderban 58 6. Simlipal 68 7. Pachmarhi 80 8. Nokrek 92 Other Indian BRs 9. Great Nicobar 102 10. Manas 109 11. Dibru Saikhowa 117 12. Dehang-Dibang 123 13. Khangchendzonga 133 14. Agasthyamala 143 15. Achanakmar-Amarkantak 152 16. Kachchh 161 17. Cold Desert 169 18. Seshachalam 178 19. Panna 184 Fact File 193 Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation | 3 4 | Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation i;kZoj.k ,oa ou ea=ky; Ministry of Environment & Forests Hkkjr ljdkj Government of India eeq-q- QQS-S- QQk:dhk:dh ubZ fnYyh&110003 vij lfpo New Delhi- 110003 M.F. Farooqui . 0 ' 67 %1 (.7 Foreword ' & '& R > * ' '& ' & ' 7 0 ' ' / & % !"#E 7 ' ' '% ' '%' '' % ' & ' ' '+& * (. & ' !"?= /107I ' ' ' ' & ' ' % ' (6 4 4 44' & ' ' , ' R ' R ' & ' ' ' R & ' ' ' ' * * 1& Q R ' !"#M* %!# & ' & ( * : ' $& & ' & ' * ' ' ' ' ' ' %' '& ' $' ' &'' & ' & + ' C & & ' A ' & ' ' ' ' ' ' 9 < * (. ' & % % % * + & & ' & A &!# O P' . % & & & !"?M!"#!% , ' A ' ' ' & Qdevelopment co-operationR' M ' + ' & ( ( E . 0 7 ' &B /107I ( %. %-% ' %0 H % !""C0 % ' ' ' @(0 0 & ' ' & * Q0 0 &R ' ' + /107I Statutory Framework for the World ' ' && + Network of Biosphere Reserves* 0 + /107I % & + &'% ' M.F.Farooqui 1 %<=!! Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation | 5 6 | Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation Preface ' & & ' & ' * ' ' &' ' ' & &+ & /107IR ( + (. ' + & % ' & ' ' % ' & ' & & % ' ' ' ' A & & && . R & ' ' & & ' % & ' B ' * B 3 && ' % + % '+& ' ' % & & &'% R ' ' ' $ ' '' ' B & % & '' & ' ' A% ( ' 6) % % & % + ' & & & ) ' % B& & * (. & /107I % ' ' >= ' & & ' '' A ' <=!!% ' ' Q ' R + 6' ' & & ' %' : ' & & + & & B & ' ' % ' % * & 00 ' & ' + ' ' & I ' % (. & ' 3 ) % B& & & A' ' '' & A & ' % ' ; ( 6) & ' 9 6 % 0 0 % '% & /107I% ' $ 7 &' ' ' ' & % . ' ; & /1 ' ' % ' ' & ' 0 I % ' ' <=!!. % ' + & B & ' '' && ' & * ' & ' & ) ' % & A & && % ' %' 3 + ) % '' ' ' & ' , ' ' : & 4 & ' ; '' &' ' ' A ' ' , ' ' ' ' ' * ( ) % '' &; B 6 ' & ' %' '' && * (.' (.%& <= 0 (.$77 E 9 7 7 & ) <==#% ' $ & ' 0 <! ' . & %0' ' L.M.S. Palni 7 ' ' ' % ' (.9 1 + - $-%. 91 ' ' && ' %<=!! Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation | 7 8 | Compendium on INDIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES Progression During two Decades of Conservation Message /107IR ( && ' ' ' (. & ' &B ' * ' ' >= ' !" ' # A ' <=!! & /107I 9 1 + & & 1 (.7 + ' /107I ' ' & (. & & ' ' & ' ' & ' & & ' & ' ' &' ' * 9 1 + * O7 3 91 & & * ' 7 P & ' (. & C"# ' ' /107I % !!?' % ' ' ' ( ) % (. & & * ' & % ' & ' ' % '' '' , ' ' A' & ' A + & & ' &' + & ' + ' ' * & CC= ' <<? ' & % ' ' ' % & C%=== & & & ' & + & ' ' % & ' ' &'M %' ' & ' ' * (. & ' &' ' & * & & ' & ' '' '' ' + ' & & 9 0 0 &<==C ' & ' +% (.' E9 * ' 7 7 & (<==# & ' ' & * >= (. 7I!! &' + &B ' ' ' 7 ' For life, for the future Biosphere reserves & 7I!! and climate change <=!!* & & + A ' & ' ' ' ' ' & % ' ( & ' ' + 6) % ' & ' & ' + + (. ' & /107I1 &% & .