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What is a bio-reserve? Give two examples.
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
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Bio-reserves are
protected areas to protect natural habitat
than a typical
national park
or
animal sanctuary
, and they
often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.
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Protection is granted not only to the
flora
and
fauna
of the protected region, but also to the
human communities who inhabit these region
s, and their ways of life.
In total there are 18 biosphere reserves in India
- Examples:
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- Sunderbans
- Gulf of Mannar
