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Protected Area Network in Orissa - Vasundhara

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ANNEXURE -1<strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong> and Biodiversity <strong>in</strong> India(IUCN category, 2003)India Asia (excl. MidWorldEast)Total Land <strong>Area</strong> (000 ha) 328759 2494475 13328979<strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong>sExtent of <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003:Nature Reserves, Wilderness <strong>Area</strong>s, andNational Parks 3578 89140 438448(categories I and II)Natural Monuments, Species ManagementSeascapes11730 57211 326503(categories III, IV, and V<strong>Area</strong>s Managed forSusta<strong>in</strong>able Use andUnclassified <strong>Area</strong>s(category VI & "other")336 57878 692723Total <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Protected</strong> (all categories) 15644 204229 1457674Mar<strong>in</strong>e and Littoral <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s {a} 1593 21995 417970<strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s as a Percent of Total Land<strong>Area</strong>, 2003 {b} 5.2 % 8.3 % 10.8 %Number of <strong>Protected</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s, 2003 545 5761 98400Number of <strong>Area</strong>s >1 00,000 ha, 2003 23 295 2091Number of <strong>Area</strong>s > 1 million ha, 2003 X X 243Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002:Number of Sites 8 98 1179Total <strong>Area</strong> (000 ha) 195 5641 102283Biosphere Reserves, 2002:144

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