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Agasthyavanam Biological Park, the Glossary

Agasthyavanam Biological Park is a protected area in the Western Ghats in Kerala State, India.^[1]

22 relations: Afforestation, Conservation movement, Ecotourism, Environmental degradation, Fauna, Flora, India, Kanyakumari, Kerala, Kollam, Kuttichal, Man and the Biosphere Programme, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchayati raj, Panchayati raj in India, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram district, Tirunelveli, UNESCO, Western Ghats.
1997 establishments in Kerala
Geography of Thiruvananthapuram district
Protected areas of Kerala

Afforestation

Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no recent tree cover.

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The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protect natural resources, including animal, fungus, and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Environmental degradation

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

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Fauna

Fauna (faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time.

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Flora

Flora (floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is fauna, and for fungi, it is funga.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari (referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a city in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kollam

Kollam (also known by its former name Quilon), is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Kuttichal

Kuttichal (formerly known as Mannoorkara) is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.

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Man and the Biosphere Programme

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments.

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Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern state of Kerala in India is spread over the southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of. Agasthyavanam Biological Park and Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary are Geography of Thiruvananthapuram district and Protected areas of Kerala.

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Panchayati raj

The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

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Panchayati raj in India

Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.

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Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary

The Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. Agasthyavanam Biological Park and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary are Geography of Thiruvananthapuram district and Protected areas of Kerala.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, commonly shortened to TVM or known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli, also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agasthyavanam_Biological_Park