western ghats & sri lanka - atlas for the end of the...
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WESTERN GHATS & SRI LANKA
BIODIVERSITY TARGET2020 TARGET: 17% protected
2015: 20.2% PROTECTED16.1% I-IV4.1% NA
Western Ghats & Sri Lanka Hotspot
Neighboring Hotspot
Protected Area (IUCN Category I-IV)
Protected Area (IUCN Category V-VI)
Protected Area (IUCN Category NA)
Urban Area
Agriculture (0-100% landuse)
Roads
Railroads
198,824 km2
Hyderabad
ChennaiBengaluru
Mumbai
Pune
Coimbatore
Colombo
Shimoga
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
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Shortfall Assessment to reach Target of 17% protected land in each terrestrial ecoregion
India, Sri Lanka
2 BIOMESTropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
7 ECOREGIONS
ENDEMIC PLANT SPECIES3,049
ENDEMIC ANIMAL SPECIES496
WESTERN GHATS ECOREGIONS
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1. Sri Lanka Montane Rain Forests
2. Sri Lanka Lowland Rain Forests
6. Northwestern Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests
3. Sri Lanka Dry-Zone Dry Evergreen Forests
7. Northwestern Ghats Montane Rain Forests4. Southwestern Ghats Montane Rain Forests
5. Southwestern Ghats Moist Deciduous Forests
1,217 km2 remnant habitat
2,614 km2 remnant habitat
23,502 km2 remnant habitat
9,333 km2 remnant habitat
19,047 km2 remnant habitat16,455 km2 remnant habitat
11,967 km2 remnant habitat
+496 km2 protected areas
+6,481 km2 protected areas
+453 km2 protected areas
Target reached
Target reached
Target reached
Target reached
To reach Aichi Target of 17%
To reach Aichi Target of 17%
To reach Aichi Target of 17%
Western Ghats & sri lanka | ConfliCts
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500km2501000
3,601,000 Population2015 urban PoPulation
5,105,0002030 urban PoPulation
160threatened sPeCies
Major CroPsrice, cotton, sorghum, millet, rubber
biodiversity threatslivestock Grazingillegal huntingConflict with Large Wildlife/Retaliationextraction of forest Productsfuelwood and fodder extractionPlantationsPollutionPopulation Growth
Conflicts between 2030 projected urban growth areas and threatened species habitats
topography
Water body
remnant vegetation
Protected area
existing urban area
urban Growth Projection
Conflict Zone
Extreme Conflict Zone
threatened species habitat
5. pune, inDia
PoPulation Projections:
2015:
5,728,000 8,091,000
2. Colombo, SRi lanKa
PoPulation Projections:
2015:
707,000 845,000
PoPulation Projections:
2015:
1,779,000 2,556,000
1. CoimbatoRe, inDia
PoPulation Projections:
2015:
2,549,000 3,782,000
6. SuRat, inDia
PoPulation Projections:
5,650,000
2015:
8,616,000
3. mumbai, inDia
PoPulation Projections:
21,043,000
2015:
27,797,000
4. naSHiK, inDia
2030:
2030:
2030:
2030:
2030:
2030:
topography
Water body
remnant vegetation
Protected area
existing urban area
urban Growth Projection
Conflict Zone
Extreme Conflict Zone
threatened species habitat