BIODIVERSITY OF ANSUPA LAKE IN ODISHA AND NEED FOR CONSERVATION

  • Unique Paper ID: 179423
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 6630-6637
  • Abstract:
  • Sustainable management of natural resources has become a key issue for survival of life on earth. Conservation of biodiversity has been put to the highest priority through Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This paper identifies the uniqueness of the largest fresh water habitat in Odisha. The lake comprises 194 species of birds, 61 fish species, 244 macrophytes, 88 butterflies, 10 species of reptiles and 26 mammals. Freshwater Lakes, especially those that have significant importance from socio-economic point of view and sustenance of bio-diversity need to be protected from various manmade degradations. To bring in to focus the importance of organised restoration of degraded freshwater Lakes an effort is made through this write up to expose various facets of the problems encountered in Ansupa Lake and implementation of organised restoration strategies to overcome various setbacks and the future course of action, by synthesising available information. Natural hazards owing to their adverse impacts, also contribute to the loss of biodiversity. Thus, an urgent need has been felt to conserve the gene pool involving a mix of in situ as well as ex situ strategies.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 6630-6637

BIODIVERSITY OF ANSUPA LAKE IN ODISHA AND NEED FOR CONSERVATION

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