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Biodiversities 2010 An International Conference of Urban Protected Areas Network September 6-8, 2010 Paris, France Presenter- Suresh Thorat- India Organization of the Presentation Overview of Urban Protected Areas India- Forest Cover

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Biodiversities 2010

An International Conference of Urban Protected Areas Network September 6-8, 2010 Paris, France Presenter- Suresh Thorat- India

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Organization of the Presentation

  • Overview of Urban Protected Areas
  • India- Forest Cover and Protected Areas
  • Maharashtra State – At a Glance
  • Detailed Overview- Sanjay Gandhi

National Park, Borivali, Mumbai

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Expected Outcome

  • Build awareness of Urban

Protected Areas

  • Strengthen Learning Partnerships
  • Progress towards a Book
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Context

  • Growing Urbanization and Socio-

Spatial inequalities

  • Cities and Protected Areas
  • Impacts of Urbanization on Protected

Areas

  • Extreme need of Nature in Cities
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Stakes- Southern Cities

  • Protected Areas in 4 Major Cities

Tijuca National Park- Rio de Janerio- Brazil Nairobi National Park- Nairobi- Kenya Sanjay Gandhi National Park- Mumbai- India Table Mountain National Park- Cape Town- South Africa

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Forest Cover of India

State of Forest Report-2009 Forest Survey of India

  • Govt. of India
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Protected Areas in India

Exiting Protected Areas India Area in Sq. Kms

  • No. of

NPs Area in Sq.Km. % of Geog . Area

  • No. of

WLSs Area in Sq.km. % of Geog. Area

3287263 89 37530.76 1.14 489 117042.04 3.56

Proposed Protected Areas

3287263 74.00 17258.48 0.53 218.00 16933.07 0.52

Maharashtra Existing Protected Areas

307713 5 955.93 0.31 35 14376.56 4.67

Maharashtra Proposed Protected Areas

307713 6.00 1308.61 0.43 15.00 -6567.77

  • 2.13

India: 31- Tiger Reserves and 15 Bioshpere Reserves

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FOREST COVER OF MAHARASHTRA State- iNDIA

  • 3rd largest state : 30.77 million ha = 9.36%
  • Physiographical division:

Deccan Plateau, Central Highland, Eastern Chota Nagpur Plateau, Western Ghat and Coastal plain.

Geographic Area 3,07,713 km2 (9.4% of country) Population 96.75 million (9.4% of country) Urban 41.02 million (42.4%) Rural 55.73 million (57.6%) Average Population Density 314 persons per km2 Tribal Population 9.30% Livestock Population 36.4 million (7.7% of country)

  • No. of Districts 35
  • No. of Hill Districts 7
  • No. of Tribal Districts 11

Recorded Forest Area Reserved Forest (RF): 49,217 km2 Unclassed Forest (UF): 4,526 km2 Total: 61,939 km2 Of State’s Geographic Area 20.17% Of Country’s Forest Area 7.99%

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Forest Cover of Maharashtra Map Forest Cover of Maharashtra State- India

State of Forest Report-2009 Forest Survey of India

  • Govt. of India
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FOREST AREA : MAHARASHTRA

To recorded Forest Area of the State 61,939 Sq.Km Forest Area as state’s geographical area 20.12 %

  • I. Reserved Forests

49,217 Sq.Km

  • II. Protected Forests

8195 Sq.Km

  • III. Unclassed

Forests 4527 Sq.Km Forest Area in charge of Forest Department 55, 927 Sq.Km Forest Area in charge of Revenue Department 2449 Sq.Km

Forest Area Statistics of Maharashtra

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PA network in Maharashtra

Protected Area Network in Maharashtra

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Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMRDA map)

Greater Mumbai Metropolitan area is divided in two revenue districts:

  • Mumbai city District

(67.79 sq. km) and

  • Mumbai suburban

District (370 sq km.)

“Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)”. The region adds 3.887 Km2 to the Greater Mumbai area of 468 Km2,

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Population Statistics- Mumbai and Surrounds

Code Persons Males Females 5000000 10000000 15000000 20000000 25000000

8 128 8338 587 561 3 326 837 2 205 972 22 249 203

Code Persons Males Females

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Paradise in the City

Sanjay Gandhi National Park Mumbai

By Suresh Thorat, IFS Chief Conservator of Forests Forest Department of Mahrashtra

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Location

  • Situated within city limits of

Mumbai and Thane.

  • 15 kms. from both Domestic

and International Airports and 45 Kms. from southern most end of Mumbai. 1 Km. from Borivali Railway Station.

  • 72o 53’ to 72o 58’ E longitude

and 19o 88’ to 19o 21’ N latitude.

  • Situated in the Western Ghats

– a global mega-diversity area.

Dahanu Palghar Tungareshwar Mumbai Tansa Thane

Map not in scale

Borivali Air Ports Colaba

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The Past and the Present

  • 1950 Krishnagiri National Park

(20 sq. km.)

  • 1960 Handed over to Forest

Department

  • 1968 Borivali National Park
  • 1976 Another 68.9 sq. km. Added
  • 1981 Sanjay Gandhi National Park
  • 1996 Final Notification under WLPA

1972 for 86 sq. km.

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Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Mumbai Sub Dist = 44.45 sq. km. Thane District = 58.64 sq. km. Total Area = 103.09 sq. km. Notified Area = 86.00 sq. km. Thane Dist. Mumbai Suburban District

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Values of SGNP

  • Biological
  • Hydrological
  • Historical
  • Recreational
  • Educational
  • Spiritual
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Forests Types of SGNP

  • 1. Moist Teak Bearing

Forests

  • 2. Southern Tropical Dry

Deciduous Forests

  • 3. Southern Tropical Hill

Forests

  • 4. Mangrove Forests
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Krishna Giri Upavan & Surroundings

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A view of Mangrove Forests from Nagla Creek

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A view from Kanheri Hill

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Captivating Beauty of Tulsi Lake

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Floral Value: About 800 species of Flowering Plants

Lagerstroemia Strobilanthus Indian Laburnum Flame of the Forests

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Faunal Value

43 species of Mammals 45 species of Reptiles

150 species of Butterflies 12 species of Amphibians 300 species of Birds Thousands of Invertebrates

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Some Important Birds of SGNP

Paradise Fly Catcher Woodpecker Peacock

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Monkeys of SGNP

Black Faced Langur Rhesus Macaque Bonnet Macaque

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Deer of SGNP

Sambhar Deer Spotted Deer Barking Deer Mouse Deer

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Cats of SGNP

Rusty Spotted Cat Leopard

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Tulsi & Vihar Lakes Hydrological values

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Recreational Zone of SGNP

Krishnagiri Upavan = 5 sq. km. Boating Gandhi Smarak Tiger & Lion Safari Children’s Park

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Recreational Zone of SGNP

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  • Boating, Tiger safari
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  • Boating, Tiger safari
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Education Centres of SGNP

Nature Information Centre, Borivali Nature Information Centre, Manpada Mangrove Interpretation Centre, Korlai

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  • Boating, Tiger safari

Educational values

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Trail Beauties

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  • Dr. Brandis Memorial Butterfly Garden.
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3 – D Miniature Model of SGNP

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Guided Tour of Exhibition

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Problems of SGNP

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  • There were about 61,000 hutments and 3000 commercial

structures occupying about 500 acres of land of SGNP.

Encroachment

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  • 46,000 hutments and 3000 commercial structures have been

removed.

  • However, 1,50,000 people are still living in about 30 Padas &

15,000 unauthorized hutments.

Encroachment

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  • Habitat Destruction
  • Illegal entries into the notified area

Effects of Encroachments – increasing human activity

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  • Wide spread garbage

Effects of Encroachments –Habitat Degradation

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Effects of Encroachments

Forest Fire Man – Animal Conflict Illicit Distilleries

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Man- Animal Conflict

  • Human movement
  • Habitat degradation
  • Decrease in prey base
  • Increase in dog population

in and around the encroachments

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Unrevealed fact Loss to the Wildlife Itself

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Sudden Change in the status of SGNP

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Geographical Status

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Annual Census Statistics of Important Mammals of SGNP

Animal 2001 2002 2003 2004 Leopard 42 42 38 33 Sambar 29 23 79 23 Chital 126 162 167 273 Barking Deer 08 28 25 11 Monkeys 185 441 589 819 Wild Pigsú 30 28 19 26 Jackal 01 03 01 05 Hare 30 18 27 25 Mongoose 07 18 36 26 Jungle cat

  • 12

08 10 Hyena

  • 01

01 03

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Statistics of Attacks by Leopard

Within NP Outside NP Total Year Dead Injured Dead Injured Dead Injured Total 1998 07

  • 05
  • 12
  • 12

1999 04 02

  • 04

02 06 2000 02

  • 02
  • 02

2001

  • 05
  • 05

05 2002 14 07 03 01 17 08 25 2003 08 06 06 09 14 15 29 2004 08 02 11 09 19 11 30 2005 01 01 02 Total 44 22 25 20 69 42 111

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Leopard Attacks in the year 2004

Aarey Milk Colony situated on SW boundary of SGNP

Injured 7 & Dead 5

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Leopard attacks in 2004

Kashimira Village situated on the NW boundary of SGNP

Injured-6 Dead-7

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Leopard attacks in 2004

Mulund situated on Eastern boundary of SGNP

Dead - 4

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  • Setting up Well Equipped Control room at SGNP Main Gate

Crisis Management by Forest Department

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Crisis Management by Forest Department

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Statistics of Captured Leopards

Year Trapped within NP Trapped

  • utside NP

Total

2002 03 05 08 2003 03 15 18 2004 01 36 37 2005

  • 01

01 Total 07 57 64

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Locations where Leopards were trapped and Captured

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  • 24 Hours Patrolling by

Mobile Squads

Crisis Management by Forest Department

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  • Condolence visits to the families of the dead people &

financial help by the Forest Department

Financial help given in 13 cases:- Rs.16,62,000

Crisis Management by Forest Department

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  • To enhance the Prey Base domestic pigs were released into the SGNP

Crisis Management by Forest Department

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Awareness campaigns and Outreach Programmes

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Capacity Building

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Sign Boards and Notice Boards

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Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

Eviction of Encroachments Immediately

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  • Construction of Concrete Wall around the boundary of SGNP.

Solutions – Construction of RCC Boundary Wall

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Permanent Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

Provision for Natural Corridor

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Permanent Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

  • Provision to create

buffer zone or No Development Zone around SGNP

  • Addition of natural

habitat areas such as Aarey Milk Colony to the Notified area of SGNP

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  • Transporting prey animals from other wild areas or Zoos or

captive breeding centres to SGNP & release them so as to increase the Prey base

Permanent Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

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  • Orphanage for captive

Leopards

  • Modern Veterinary Hospital

Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

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Wildlife Research

  • Ecology of Leopard
  • Feeding habits of Leopard
  • Territory of Leopard
  • Home Range of Leopard
  • Leopard tracking by Radio

Collaring

  • Data management with the help
  • f microchips and DNA

sampling

Permanent Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

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Permanent Solutions to Man – Animal Conflict

  • Encouraging Environmental Education

and Awareness activities in SGNP

  • Encouraging Eco Tourism in SGNP
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Thank You

His home hold the key to our environmental security.