Panna National Park declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

  • Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh (Panna & Chhatarpur districts) has been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
  • Hence, it will now be a site that will serve as a lab to test innovative approaches to eco-conservation and sustainability.
PANNA TIGER RESERVE
  • The Panna Tiger Reserve spans 1,5981.sq km, with a 576km Core area.
  • The Panna ‘National Park’ was initially set up in 1981.
  • It was declared a tiger reserve in 1993 under Project Tiger.
  • It lies within narrow belt of table top mountains of ‘Vindhyan Hill Ranges’ and part of ‘Bundelkhand’ region.
  • The region is home to Gond tribe.
  • It is affected by Ken-Betwa river linking project.

PROJECT TIGER
  • The number of tigers in the park has varied from 40 tigers in 2001 to 0 In 2009 (except 2 tigress) to 52 in 2020.
  • Under Tiger Reintroduction Project, Tigers were re-located here from Bandhavgarh National Park and Kanha National Park in March 2009.
ZONES
  • Core Zone is a legally protected area where human Activities strictly prohibited
  • In Buffer Zone, Research and education activities are permitted to humans.
  • Buffer zone, however, allows very limited tourism, fishing, grazing activities.
  • Transition/Manipulation Zone allows human activities like cropping, recreation, forestry, and settlements.
  • It is the zone of cooperation where human ventures and conservation are done in harmony.
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME
  • Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific programme, 
  • It was launched in 1971 by UNESCO.
  • It aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.
UNESCO
  • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture.
  • Formation: 4 November 1945.
  • Headquarters: Paris, France.
  • Director-General: Audrey Azoulay.
  • Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council.

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