BHS Section

Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act 2002 says for creation of Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS). In Tripura, there are 5 (five) sites have immense potentiality to be consider as BHS. Some sites which have greater potentiality and prioritize on the basis of their ecosystem services for future management and conservation implications of multiple biodiversity and conservation issues in Tripura. Based on the preliminary observation, these sites have the qualities for multidirectional climate regulations; important provisioning services, cultural significance and several other supporting roles to maintain local biodiversity, economy and livelihoods, even owning significant contribution in climate change mitigations. Hence, immediate emphasize should need to take effective scientific investigations and management.

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