Lok Sabha Question No. 3813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Survey by ZSI
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3813

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Survey by ZSI

## 3813.        SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal for conducting a study by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on the impact of climate change on the flora and fauna of the forest areas and heritage sites in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the locations where the said survey is proposed to be conducted, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to constitute a Committee to analyse the results of the said survey and implement its recommendations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a)  to  (c)  Zoological  Survey  of  India  (ZSI)  and  Botanical  Survey  of  India  (BSI)  under  the Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  conduct  surveys  of  threatened  and important species of fauna and flora of the country respectively.

ZSI is carrying out 3 studies on the impact of climate change on the faunal resources of India in Himalayan Landscapes and Coral reefs in Lakshadweep.  BSI is also to carry out detailed studies  on climate change impact on the flora  jointly with G B pant Institute of Himalayan Environment  and  Development    under  National  Mission  on  Himalayan  Studies    viz. Multidisciplinary  studies  in  Floristic  assessment,  ecological  analysis,  ecosystem  services, conservation and sustainable management of selected National Parks in Western Himalaya.

The list of locations, state wise in the Himalayan Ecosystem, where the surveys are proposed to be conducted by ZSI, is as under:

|   Sl.No. | State             | Landscape Name                                                 | Bio-geographic Province   | Major Ecosystems                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Himachal Pradesh  | Great Himalayan National Park                                  | Western Himalaya          | Broad leaved and coniferous forests, alpine meadows, villages, agriculture, pastures.                                                                                                            |
|        2 | Uttarakhand       | Valley of Flowers                                              | Western Himalaya          | Alpine meadows, villages, agriculture, pastures.                                                                                                                                                 |
|        3 | West Bengal       | Neora Valley.                                                  | Eastern Himalaya          | Subtropical, Broad leaved and coniferous forests, villages, agriculture, pastures.                                                                                                               |
|        4 | Sikkim            | Kyangnosla Alpine Sanctuary, Gnathang plateau ( East District) | Eastern Himalaya          | Rhododendron, Temperate Broad leaved and coniferous forests, villages, agriculture, pastures.                                                                                                    |
|        5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tawang district &Namdapha National Park                        | Eastern Himalaya          | Alpine and, including Rhododendron, Broad leaved and coniferous temperate forests, village Ecosystems , agriculture, pastures, Jhum Tropical Evergreen to temperate forest, villages agriculture |

- (d)      No such proposal is presently under consideration.

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