Biodiversity Conservation

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Biodiversity conservation Biodiversity conservation takes place via two methods: 1.IN-SITU CONSERVATION: (national parks , wildlife sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, world heritage sites 2.EX-SITU CONSERVATION: (botanical gardens ,zoological parks, gene banks, cryopreservation)

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gives you an idea about various methods of conservation of biodiversity

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Biodiversity conservationBiodiversity conservation takes place via two methods:1.IN-SITU CONS!"#TION:$national parks % wildli&e sanct'aries% (iosphere reserves% world herita)e sites*.+-SITU CONS!"#TION:$(otanical )ardens %,oolo)ical parks% )ene (anks% cryopreservation-National parksNational parks are areas o& land that protect native plants and animals and their ha(itats% places o& nat'ral (ea'ty% historic herita)e and a(ori)inal c'lt're herita)e.There are appro.imately /0 national parks which occ'py 1.23 o& the co'ntry4s total )eo)raphic area.IUCN$international 'nion &or conservation o& nat're-is an international or)ani,ation which approves any national park.The &irst national park was yellow stone national park in US.The &irst national park in India was 5im cor(ett national park.The &irst national park which meets the standards and de&inition o& IUCN was:Northeast 6reenland national park%denmarkFeatures :minim'm si,e o& 1000 hectaresB'd)et and sta&& s'&&icient to provide s'&&icient and e&&ective protection7rohi(ition o& e.ploitation o& nat'ral reso'rces (y activities like sport% &ishin) etc. AIM OF NATIONAL PARK:The national park aims to conserve a comprehensive% ade8'ate% and representative system o& relatively lar)e nat'ral areas% which to)ether re&lect the &'ll ran)e o& landscape% diversity o& ecosystems and (iodiversity o& the state.9odi&ied ecosystems s'ch as 'r(an areas and a)ric'lt're ,ones are &o'nd ad:acent to national parks. They provide homes &or native animals and the ve)etation corridors.Conservation o several ecosyste!sConservation o "iodiversity #$ic$ is present in t$at areaConservation o endan%ered speciesPreservation o natural "eautypreservation o cultural $erita%ePreservation o a"ori%inal and t$eir $erita%e&'c$eckpoint(Case study o !ad$av national park:The land on which the 9adhav National 7ark was esta(lished% provided livelihoods &or a(o't *; Sahariya tri(es. They lived in a villa)e named 1?* km s8'are area@e&ined (o'ndaries can not (e chan)ed@espite to'rist ,one% no inter&erence o& h'mans is allowedWildlife sanctuaryConservation speci&ically o& animalsConservation o& partic'lar species.0.?1-2A1Akm s8'are areaBo'ndaries can (e chan)ed