Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS)

GS Paper III Environment and Ecology

Context:

The Government of Odisha has notiﬁed three Biodiversity Heritage Sites(BHS) i.e. Mandasaru Hills, Mahendragiri Hills and Gandhamardan Hills.

About Biodiversity Heritage Sites:

The ‘Biodiversity Heritage Sites’ are unique ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the following components:
- Richness of wild as well as domesticated species or intra-specific categories.
- High endemism.
- Presence of rare and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance.
- Wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or their varieties.
Under Section-37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the State Government, in consultation with local bodies, may notify areas of biodiversity importance as BHS.

Mandasaru Hills:

They are located in the eastern part of Kandhamal District of Odisha.

Mahendragiri:

It is a mountain in Rayagada block of the district of Gajapati, Odisha.

Gandhamardan Hills:

It is a hill located in between Balangir and Bargarh district of Odisha.

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