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4 more biodiversity heritage sites in Karnataka
Why is it in News?
- The Karnataka Biodiversity Board has decided to declare four more areas in the State as biodiversity heritage sites.
Details:
- Areas to be declared:
(1) Antaragange Betta in Kolar;
(2) Aadi Narayana Swamy Betta in Chickballapur;
(3) Mahima Ranga Betta in Nelamangala, Bengaluru;
(4) Urumbi area on the Kumaradhara river basin in Dakshina Kannada
- Biodiversity heritage site:
(1) These are unique and fragile ecosystems.
(2) These can be marine ecosystems, coastal and inland waters, or terrestrial areas.
(3) It has rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components:
(a) richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories,
(b) high endemism,
(c) presence of rare and threatened species,
(d) keystone species,
(e) species of evolutionary significance,
(f) wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties,
(g) past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds
(4) It has significant cultural, ethical or aesthetic values.
(5) These are important for the maintenance of cultural diversity, with or without a long history of human association with them