Four More Biodiversity Heritage Sites For Karnataka

  • The Karnataka Biodiversity Board has decided to declare four more areas in the State as biodiversity heritage sites.
  • Biodiversity heritage sites are considered unique and fragile ecosystems that can be marine ecosystems, coastal and inland waters, or terrestrial areas.
  • Notifying an area as biodiversity heritage site will help protect the rich and unique ecosystem in a particular area from further destruction.

New Biodiversity Heritage Sites

  • The board passed a resolution to declare Antaragange Betta in Kolar; Aadi Narayana Swamy Betta in Chickballapur; Mahima Ranga Betta in Nelamangala, Bengaluru; and the Urumbi area on the Kumaradhara river basin in Dakshina Kannada as biodiversity ....
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