India Biodiversity Portal: Layer List

Agar Geology Downloadable Layer

Geology of Agar project,Foundation for Ecological Security in Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh

Agar Habitations Downloadable Layer

Habitations of Agar project of Foundation for Ecological Security in Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh

Agar Soils Downloadable Layer

Soils of Agar project area of Foundation for Ecological Security in Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh

Agar Watershed Downloadable Layer

Agar watershed. Project area of Foundation for Ecological Security, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

Agar Wells Downloadable Layer

Observation wells in Agar project area of Foundation for Ecological Security, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh

Bandipur Boundary Downloadable Layer

Boundary of Bandipur National Park

Bandipur Locations Downloadable Layer

Important locations in Bandipur National Park such as temples, anti-poaching camps, watch towers, etc.

Bandipur Tank Locations Downloadable Layer

Location of tanks in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

Bandipur Tanks Downloadable Layer

Lakes in and around Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

Bandipur Villages Downloadable Layer

Villages around Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

BRT Biomass Change 1973-1998

Change in Vegetation Biomass in BRT WLS from 1973 to 1998

BRT Fire 1999

Fire affected areas of BRT WLS in 1999

BRT Lantana Distribution 2002

Lantana distribution in BRT Wildlife Sanctuary shown in percentages (approximate visual estimation)

BRT Range

Range Boundaries of BRT Wildlife Sanctuary

BRT Sanctuary Downloadable Layer

Boundary of BRT Wildlife Sanctuary

BRT Vegetation Downloadable Layer

Map showing Vegetation types & Land use in BRT Wildlife Sanctuary.

BRT Vegetation Plots

Vegetation plots in BRT sanctuary

BRT Villages Downloadable Layer

Location of Village Settlements in BRT, having information regarding Population & Ethnicity

BRT Watersheds Downloadable Layer

Watersheds in and around BRT Wildlife Sanctuary derived using SRTM elevation data and drainage maps. Demography data associated along with.

Eastern Himalayas CEPF Priority Corridors Downloadable Layer

Corridors in Eastern Himalayas prioritized based on CEPF guidelines

Eastern Himalayas CEPF Priority Sites Downloadable Layer

Sites Prioritized from the Eastern Himalayas under CEPF Guidelines

India Achatina Downloadable Layer

Locations showing distribution of invasive Achatina sp.

India Agro Ecoregions

The agroecological sub-regions of India

India Aquifer

The major aquifer types in India

India Biogeographic Zones

The biogeographic classification done at Wildlife Institute of India to facilitate conservation planning

India Birds

Location and sighting details of bird species in India

India Boundary

The external boundaries of India

India Cheetah Extinction Downloadable Layer

Chronological history of extinction of the cheetah from various locations in India as recorded in Divyabhanusinh Chavda's book 'End of a Trail'

India Community Protected Areas Downloadable Layer

Community protected areas of the project areas of Foundation for Ecological Security, Anand

India Conservation Issues, Actions and Projects Downloadable Layer

This layer locates conservation issues, conservation action and conservation research in the Indian subcontinent. This is a participatory layer and everybody is welcome to add locations with annotations.

India Districts

The administrative district boundaries of India.

India Districts Census 2001

District-wise population details from Census 2001.

India Ecoregions Downloadable Layer

CSE Ecoregions of India taken from WCMC

India Forest Types

Champion and Seth have revised forest types classification by describing 16 major forest types in India

India Geology

The geology of India prepared from Geological Survey of India Maps

India Geomorphology

The geomorphology of India prepared from Geomorphology maps of India

India Habitats Downloadable Layer

Location and description of habitats in India

India Landmark Trees

Landmark Trees of India, an environmental education geography project teaching about the natural world through individual ambassador trees.

India Physiography

India Physiography Regions

India Protected Areas Downloadable Layer

Point locations for 523 protected areas in India. Locations obtained from IUCN and corrected as per available information from ENVIS centres. Other details were obtained from National Wildlife Database Cell from WII.

India Rainfall Stations

Locations of some stations of the India Meteorological Division with rainfall data

India Rainfall Zone

Rainfall zones of India taken from NATMO map

India Ramsar Sites Downloadable Layer

The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The layer provides point locations for 25 wetlands declared as Ramsar sites in India with associated details.

India River Basins

The riverbasins were obtained watershed atlas of India.

India Sandbox Downloadable Layer

Sandbox for public participation to add location based comments on any of the displayed maps.

India Soils

Soils of India prepared from NATMO map

India States

The administrative State boundaries of India.

India States Census 2001

State wise population details from Census 2001.

India Tahsils

The administrative tahsil boundaries of India.

India Tahsils Census 2001

India taluk-wise population data from Census of 2001.

India Temperature

Temperature zones of India taken from NATMO map

India Terrestrial Ecoregions Downloadable Layer

Terrestrial Ecoregions (Global 200) of India derived from global dataset created by WWF

India Tiger Reserves

Location of Tiger Reserves in India along with population & funds provided for conservation efforts.

India World Natural Heritage Sites Downloadable Layer

Locations of Natural World Heritage sites in India.

kanakapura_schools

Location and plant species planted in different schools of Kanakapura region.

Mandla Drainage Downloadable Layer

Drainage of Bichhia watershed in project area of Foundation for Ecological Security in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Forest Tenure

Protected and Reserve forest map of Bichhia watershed in the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security, Bichhia tahsil in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Geology

Geology of Bichhia watershed in the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Habitation Downloadable Layer

Habitations of Bicchia watershed in the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Landuse Downloadable Layer

Landuse layer for years 1972 and 2007 of Bicchia watershed in the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Soil Downloadable Layer

Soils of Bichhia watershed of the Mandla project, Foundation for Ecological Security, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

Mandla Watershed Downloadable Layer

Bichhia Watershed boundary of Mandla project of Foundation for Ecological Security in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh

NBR Land Use Downloadable Layer

Vegetation and land use map of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

NBR Vegetation Plots Downloadable Layer

Vegetation sample of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Tree species enumeration of 0.1 hectare samples.

Papagni Drainage Downloadable Layer

Drainage network of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Forests

Forest area of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Geology Downloadable Layer

Geology of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Habitations Downloadable Layer

Habitations of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Landscapes Downloadable Layer

Landscape layer of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Landuse Downloadable Layer

Landuse/cover layer of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Microwatersheds Downloadable Layer

Micro-watersheds of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Rainfall Zones Downloadable Layer

Rainfall zones of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Subwatersheds Downloadable Layer

Sub-watersheds of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Village Census 2001

Census data for Revenue villages of Papagni river basin, the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Waterbodies Downloadable Layer

Waterbodies of Papagni river basin, project area of Foundation for Ecological Security

Papagni Watershed Downloadable Layer

Papagni river is a tributary of the Pennar river. This is the project area of Foundation for Ecological Security.

Pench Dhole Movements

Radio tracked movement locations of 3 individual dholes in Pench National Park, MP

Pench  Dholes Home Ranges

Minimum Convex Polygons for radio tracked movement locations of 3 individual dholes in Pench National Park, MP

Satkoshia Vegetation Plots 2005

Vegetation plots in Satkoshia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary done by Ulrich Bormann (through FES, Gujarat)

Satkoshia Vegetation Plots 2008

Point locations for Vegetation plots in Satkoshia Gorge Sanctuary done by Ulrike (FES)

Uttaranchal Habitation Downloadable Layer

Uttaranchal Habitation Points marked from various sources and GPS field surveys

Uttaranchal High Altitude Pasture Lands Downloadable Layer

Uttaranchal High Altitude Pasture Lands mapped from field surveys

Uttaranchal Land Types Downloadable Layer

Uttaranchal Land categories of reserved forests, panchayat forests, agriculture and civil lands. Generated from field surveys.

Uttaranchal Peak Downloadable Layer

Locations of peaks in Uttaranchal Himalayas

Uttaranchal Protected Areas

Uttaranchal National Parks and Sancturies Boudaries

Uttaranchal State Boundary

State Boundary of Uttaranchal

Uttaranchal Study Villages Downloadable Layer

UP Hills Study Village Boundaries with Survey Attributes

Uttaranchal Towns Downloadable Layer

Uttaranchal Towns linked with census 2001 data

Uttaranchal Vegetation Training Sites Downloadable Layer

Uttaranchal Vegetation Training Site

Vembanad Bird Survey Downloadable Layer

Annual bird survey data at 10 sites in and around Vembanad backwaters, Kerala

Vembanad Lake Downloadable Layer

Vembanad lake and species lists

Vembanad Water Quality Downloadable Layer

Monthly water quality monitoring by local communities around Vembanad Lake

Western Ghats Vegetation 1

Western Ghats Vegetation 2

WG Boundary

Western Ghats Ecogeographic boundary as developed from physiographic and biogeographic data

WG CEPF Critical Links Downloadable Layer

Critical links for conservation in the Western Ghats identified under CEPF guidelines

WG CEPF Priority Corridors Downloadable Layer

Landscape corridors identified in the Western Ghats region under CEPF guidelines

WG CEPF Priority Sites Downloadable Layer

Priority sites for conservation identified under CEPF guidelines

WG Endemic Tree Species

Endemic Tree Species locations for Western Ghats digitized from Endemic Species Atlas, French Institute, Pondicherry

WG Flow Measurement Stations Downloadable Layer

River flow measurement stations along Western Ghats

WG Mammal Observations

Mammal sightings for several species in various locations along the Western Ghats

WG Watersheds Downloadable Layer

Watersheds along Western Ghats delineated for a study on influence of landcover change on stream flow

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