Hasdeo Arand forest region
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The Hasdeo Arand forest region is a vast, biodiverse and largely contiguous forest tract in Chhattisgarh, India, noted for its rich wildlife, dense sal forests, and contentious coal mining projects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
forest region ⓘ |
| containsRiver | Hasdeo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpecies | sal (Shorea robusta) ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance |
carbon sink
ⓘ
watershed protection area ⓘ wildlife corridor ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of Chhattisgarh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
displacement of local communities
ⓘ
loss of elephant habitat ⓘ loss of old-growth sal forests ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | tropical dry deciduous forest ⓘ |
| hasForestType | sal-dominated mixed forests ⓘ |
| hasIssue | conflict between conservation and mining ⓘ |
| hasLandUseConflict | coal mining projects ⓘ |
| hasLocalCommunities |
Adivasi communities
ⓘ
indigenous forest-dependent communities ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | coal deposits ⓘ |
| hasSeason | distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | dense sal forests ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
bears
ⓘ
elephants ⓘ leopards ⓘ numerous bird species ⓘ various deer species ⓘ |
| isContiguous | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining conflicts
ⓘ
dense forest cover ⓘ environmental activism ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ rich wildlife ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chhattisgarh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hasdeo River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Eastern Central Highlands forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ forests of Chhattisgarh ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the largest contiguous forest tracts in central India ⓘ |
| state | Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental litigation
ⓘ
media coverage on coal mining ⓘ public interest campaigns ⓘ |
| supportsLivelihoodsOf | forest-dependent villagers ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ open-cast coal mining ⓘ |
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