Borjuli — Biodiversity Heritage Site

Borjuli site, Sonitpur district, Assam, was notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) by the National Biodiversity Authority.

Important facts

• Associated with wild rice — Oryza rufipogon
• Assam now has 3 notified BHS
• Statutory recognition under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
• Conservation project implemented with ICAR-NBPGR and Assam State Biodiversity Board.

Prelims

Biodiversity Heritage Site → Section 37 → Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Mains

BHSs promote community-linked conservation of ecologically and culturally significant biodiversity outside conventional protected areas.