Odisha semi-evergreen forests
The Odisha semi-evergreen forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India. The ecoregion covers an area of 22,300 square kilometers (8,600 sq mi) on the coastal plain of Odisha state, bounded on the north and west by the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests and on the south and west by the Bay of Bengal.
The ecoregion has been extensively cleared for agriculture and urbanization. Several of Odisha's largest cities, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Chhatrapur, Kendrapara, and Bhadrak, lie within the ecoregion. According to the WWF, 96% of the ecoregion's area has been cleared, and only 4% remains in semi-evergreen rain forest. Much of the remaining forest has been degraded by grazing and fuelwood harvesting.[1]
Protected areas
About 5% of the ecoregion's area (1100 km²) is within three protected areas.[2]
- Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary (70 km²)
- Chilka Wildlife Sanctuary (980 km²)
- Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary (50 km²)
See also
References
- ↑ Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, D.C.. p 294
- ↑ Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, D.C.. p 294
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