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The Sunderban Biosphere Reserve The Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve is known for its rich biodiversity - flora and fauna. Locally known as Badabon is regarded as the richest biodiversity hotspot in India. A recent Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) states that Sunderbans is home to one-third of India’s bird species. Sunderban is known for coastal forest mainly made up of mangroves that serve as a biological buffer between the sea and land. The Sundarbans are the world's largest mangrove delta. The name Sundarbans is thought to be derived from Sundari (Heritiera fomes) , the name of the large mangrove trees that are most plentiful in the area. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to live in harsh coastal conditions. The Sundarbans is of universal importance for globally endangered species including the Royal Bengal Tiger, Ganges and Irrawaddy dolphins, estuarine crocodiles and the critically endangered endemic river terrapin (Batagur baska) . It is...

Notes on Environment Environment can be defined as a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life. Environment includes all living or biotic elements such as animals, plants, forests, fisheries, and birds and all non-living or abiotic elements such as water, land, sunlight, rocks, and air. Environmental Acts in India Wildlife Protection Act (1972) - The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had only five designated national parks. The government has also started some conservation projects under it for individual endangered species like project Hungal (1970), Project Tiger (1973), Project Crocodiles (1974), Brow-antlered Deer (1981) and Elephant (1992,) Ganges Dolphin (1997), Project Olive Ridley, etc. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (1974) - It was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of wat...