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As of January 2023, the protected areas of India cover 173,629.52 square kilometres (67,038.73 sq mi), roughly 5.28% of the total geographical area of the country. [ 2 ] Classification
Wildlife Institute of India webpage on India's Biosphere Reserves at archive.today (archived 9 May 2004) United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993) at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 25 November 2001) Ministry of Environment and Forests
There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km 2 which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other national parks covering an area of 16,608 km 2 (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation ...
A wildlife sanctuary in India is defined as a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India. [1]
In addition, the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963 states that a Restricted Area Permit (RAP) is required for non-Indians to visit certain areas in India. As of 2009, RAP are required for visits to parts of the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands [ 2 ] and parts of the state of Sikkim .
Conservation Reserves are the legally protected areas which act as a buffer zone or connectors or migratory corridors between two ecologically separated wildlife habitats to avoid fragmentation. The wildlife conserves are declared by the state government in official gazette. [1]
Protected areas of India by state or union territory (34 C) B. Biosphere reserves of India (1 C, 15 P) C. Communal forests of India (1 C, 5 P) E. Elephant reserves of ...
(See Private protected areas of India) These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. [1] These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of ...