A Gujarat village’s inland mangrove area has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site.
The natural inland mangrove site of Guneri village of Kutch district has been declared as the first Biodiversity Heritage Site of Gujarat.
It is spread over a 32.78-hectare area of Guneri village in Lakhtar tehsil.
This announcement has been made by the state government after considering a recommendation from the Gujarat Biodiversity Board.
A local Biodiversity Management Committee will manage the area. It will ensure the conservation and enrichment of the flora and fauna in the area.
The announcement has been made under the provisions of The Biodiversity Act, of 2002.
Under this act, a state government can notify an area as a Biodiversity Heritage Site after consulting concerned local bodies.
Inland mangroves are rare and have been reported from only eight locations in the world. The Guneri inland mangrove site is the last remains of its kind in India.
The Guneri mangrove site is located at a distance of 45 km from the Arabian Sea and four km from the Kori Creek.
