Biodiversity or biological diversity refers to all life forms, with their manifold variety that occurs on our planet earth. It encompasses not only ecosystems, populations and species but the different subunits of species like 'races', each possessing unique characteristic attributes. Protecting biodiversity is not merely a matter of emotion or aesthetics, wild habitats hold the key to our water security, soil health and agriculture.
We have already lost many species that once flourished in this environment. If not properly conserved, the present biodiversity will be drastically reduced in the face of the rapid development that is taking place. We shall have to preserve whatever little greenery is there and we shall have to create more green spaces to improve the biodiversity.
The monitoring of biodiversity is an important aspect to realize the sign of changes. But such a monitoring cannot be done without creating a database of flora and fauna of the areas concerned. Biodiversity Park, Ranchi would serve the objectives of all the above issues in future. This Park is being developed over an area of 542 acres of protected forest of Lalkhatanga & Garkhatanga of C D block Khijri. The main objective of this park is to conserve the biodiversity of the Ranchi plateau and to maintain the genetic stock available therein. Special thrust is to be given for the conservation of rare, threatened and endangered species of Jharkhand as well as that of India.
A part of this garden is to be made to serve the purpose of Botanical garden with a purpose of creating public awareness and imparting environmental education to the general mass.
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