Conservation Reserves and Community Reserve – UPSC

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Conservation Reserves and Community Reserve

Conservation reserves and community reserves are terms denoting protected areas which typically act as buffer zones to or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and reserved and protected forests of India.

Such areas are designated as conservation areas if they are uninhabited and completely owned by the Government of India but used for subsistence by communities, and community areas if part of the lands are privately owned.

These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

Amendments to the Wildlife protection act in 2003, provided a mechanism for recognition and legal backing to the community initiated efforts in wildlife protection.

It provides a flexible system to achieve wildlife conservation without compromising community needs.

These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land and land use.

These categories roughly correspond to IUCN Category V (conservation reserves) and VI (community reserves) protected areas.

As of March 2020, there were 88 conservation reserves and 163 community reserves in India.

Source: Wildlife Institute of India, ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas

( June 24, 2020) Maharashtra: Tillari area in Sindhudurg declared conservation reserve

Tillari Conservation Reserve

The Maharashtra Government has declared 29.53 sq km area of Dodamarg forest range in Sindhudurg district as ‘Tillari Conservation Reserve’. (Jul 2020)

• Tillari is the seventh wildlife corridor in the state to be declared as a ‘conservation reserve’.
• The area covering nine villages in the forest range is known to serve as a corridor and even as a habitat for the population of tigers and elephants moving between the three states of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
• It connects the Mhadei sanctuary in Goa and Bhimgad in Karnataka.
• It has semi-evergreen forests, tropical moist deciduous forests, and a number of unique trees, butterflies, and flowers.

List of Indian Conservation Reserves

S.No.	Name of   Conservation Reserve	State
1	Chharidhandh  Conservation Reserve	Gujarat
2	Bir Bara Ban  Conservation Reserve	Haryana
3	Saraswati Plantation  Conservation Reserve	Haryana
4	Khiram  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
5	Panyar  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
6	Khanagund  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
7	Shikargah  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
8	Khrew  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
9	Khonmoh  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
10	Brain-Nishat  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
11	Khimber/Dara/Sharazbal  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
12	Wangat/Chatergul  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
13	Ajas  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
14	Naganari  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
15	Zaloora, Harwan  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
16	Sudhmahadev  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
17	Jawahar Tunnel  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
18	Thein  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
19	Bahu  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
20	Sabu  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
21	Boodh Karbu  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
22	Hokera (Ramsar Site) (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
23	Narkara (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
24	Manibugh (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
25	Chatlam, Pampore (WL)	Jammu and Kashmir
26	Mirgund (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
27	Shallabugh (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
28	Ajas (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
29	Hygam (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
30	Malgam (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
31	Gharana (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
32	Pargwal (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
33	Kukarian (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
34	Nanga (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
35	Sangral-Asa Chak (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
36	Tsomoiri (Ramsar Site) (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
37	Norrichain (WL)  Conservation Reserve	Jammu and Kashmir
38	Bankapur Peacock Conservation Reserve (Bird)	Karnataka
39	Jayamangali Black Buck  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
40	Afghanashini  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
41	Bedthi Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
42	Basur Amruth Mahal Kaval  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
43	Hornbill Con Res  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
44	Shalmale Ripariam Bio-System  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
45	Thungabhadra Otter  Conservation Reserve	Karnataka
46	Ankasamudra Birds	Karnataka
47	Kappathagudda	Karnataka
48	Magadi Kere	Karnataka
49	Melapura Bee Eater Bird	Karnataka
50	Puttenahalli Lake Birds	Karnataka
5152	ThimlapuraUmmathur Con R	KarnatakaKarnataka
53	Anjneri Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
54	Kolamarka Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
55	Mamdapur Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
56	Muktai Bhavani Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
57	Toranmal Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
58	Bhorkada Conservation Reserve	Maharashtra
59	Beas River Conservation Reserve	Punjab
60	Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan Conservation Reserve	Punjab
61	Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve	Punjab
62	Roper Wetland Conservation Reserve	Punjab
63	Bisalpur  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
64	Jor Beed Gadwala Bikaner  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
65	Sundha Mata  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
66	Gudha Vishnoi  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
67	Shakambhari  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
68	Umedganj Bird  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
69	Jawai Band Leopard  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
70	Gogelao  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
71	Rotu  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
72	Bir Jhunjhunu  Conservation Reserve	Rajasthan
73	Khetri Bansyal	Rajasthan
74	Sling Dong Fairreanum Orchid	Sikkim
75	Thiruppudai- maruthur Birds  Conservation Reserve	Tamil Nadu
76	Suchindrum-Theroor-Managudi  Conservation Reserve	Tamil Nadu
77	Asan Barage Wetland Conservation Reserve(Bird)	Uttarakhand
78	Jhilmi Jheel  Conservation Reserve (Bird)	Uttarakhand
79	Pawalgarh  Conservation Reserve	Uttarakhand
80	Naina Devi Himalayan Bird	Uttarakhand
81	Darlaghat  Conservation Reserve	Himachal Pradesh
82	Shilli Conservation Reserve	Himachal Pradesh
83	Shri Naina Devi  Conservation Reserve	Himachal Pradesh
84	Deul Conservation Reserve	West Bengal
85	Garpanchkot Conservation Reserve	West Bengal
86	Hijli Conservation Reserve	West Bengal
87	Mukutmanipur Conservation Reserve	West Bengal
88	Tekonia Conservation Reserve	West Bengal
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