West Bengal
Biodiversity Board

Conservation

Conservation Activities

1. On firm conservation of some indigenous crop varieties and their wild relatives as documented in PBR:
   Site:Tufanganj I Block, Jamalpur Block and Gaihghata Block.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committees of Tufanganj I Block, Coochbehar, Jamalpur Block, Purba Bardhaman and Gaihghata Block, North 24 Pgs.
2. Promotion for conservation of wild habitat:
   Site:Dantan I Block and Patashpur I Block.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committees of Dantan I Block, Paschim Medinipur and Patashpur I Block, Purba Medinipur.
3. Propagation of commercially viable locally threatened medicinal plants:
   Site:Kolaghat Block, Bhawanpur II Block and Sainthia Municipality.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committees of Kolaghat Block and Bhawanpur II Blocks, Purba Medinipur and Sainthia Menicipality, Birbhum.
4. Propagation of locally endangered plant species:
   Site:Dantan II Block, Haldia Municipality, Kalyani Municipality and Gobardanga Municipality.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committees of Dantan II Block, Paschim Medinipur; Haldia Municipality, Purba Medinipur; Kalyani Municipality, Nadia and Gobardanga Municipality, North 24 Pgs.
   
5. Dune Biodiversity restoration- Education Park:
   Site:Campus of P.K. College, Contai, Purba Medinipur.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Contai Municipality in Association with P.K. College, Contai.
6. Wetland Biodiversity Restoration- Education Park:
   Site:Dobaria Khal, Doberia Mouza, Mohanpur Block, Paschim Medinipur.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Mohanpur Block.
7. Establishment of Biodiversity Conservation – Education Center:
   Site: Dantan Bhattar College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Dantan I Block in Association with Dantan Bhattar College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur.
8. Ex-situ Biodiversity Conservation – Education Centre:
   Site: Campus of Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya, Khanakul, Hooghly.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Khanakul I Block in Association with Raja Rammohan Roy Mahavidyalaya, Khanakul, Hooghly.
9. Development of Biodiversity Conservation-Education Park through restoration and propagation of locally threatened Indigenous Plant and associated fauna:
   Site: Campus of Chhotonakdona Adbasi High School, Garhbeta II, Paschim Medinipur.
   Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Garhbeta II Block in Association with Chhotonakdona Adbasi High School, Garhbeta II, Paschim Medinipur.
10. Restoration of Locally Threatened Indigenous Fishes and Aquatic Plants:
    Site: Campus of Malpar Vivekananda Sikshaniketan, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur.
    Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Sabang Block in Association with Malpar Vivekananda Sikshaniketan, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur.
11. Establishment of Medicinal Plant Garden with Butterfly Conservation:
    Site: Sainthia Municipal Area (Faijullabad Mouza), Birbhum.
    Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Sainthia Municipality, Birbhum.
12. Establishment of Seed Bank of Traditional Rice Varieties of South Bengal and Their Distribution to The Marginal Farmers for Sustainable Agrobiodiversity
    Site: Ranbahal, Amarkanan, Bankura, W.B.
    Principal Investigator:Dr. Anjan Kumar Sinha,Amarkanan Rural Socio Environmental Welfare Society, Bankura
13. Restoration of habitat and development of agroforestry involving SHGs in Kalobar Mouza, Patashpur I BMC, Purba Medinipur
    Site: Patashpur I Block, Purba Medinipur.
    Implemented by:Biodiversity Management Committee of Patashpur I Block, Purba Medinipur.