Please respond directly to debadityo@xxxxxxxxx For YETI Vishnupriya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raghav Saraswat <raghavsaraswat@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 23:21:51 +0530 Subject: Fwd: Request for Endorsement/Signatory: Call for Declaring Mirzapur Forests as Protected under WPA To: YETI <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Debadityo Sinha <debadityo@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 8:54 PM Subject: Request for Endorsement/Signatory: Call for Declaring Mirzapur Forests as Protected under WPA To: Debadityo Sinha <debadityo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Dear all, Greetings from Vindhyas The attached petition is a call for all environment, forests and wildlife concerned citizens, communities, organizations, institutes to unite in demanding protection for the rich biodiversity of Mirzapur's pristine dry decidous forests. Mirzapur is a small district between Allahabad and Varanasi on bank of river Ganga and the advent of Vindhyan range of mountains. We have seen the great loss of biodiversity in once dense forests of Singrauli and Sonbhadra which are now heavily disturbed to support wildlife as it used to years ago. However, forests of Mirzapur are still surviving in patches and the good news is Mirzapur has good number of biological diversity. One of our member did an investigation with Forest Department and he was amazed with the records of species like Swamp Deer, Sloth Bear, Chinkara, Blackbuck, Sambar, Chital, Hyena, Bengal Monitor and so on, many pf them protected as Schedule I species under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 . It is apprehended that, unless we demand a strong united action from the State, the forests of Mirzapur will follow the same fate as its neighbouring districts has met. We feel that the State Government needs to take proactive action towards conservation of the forests to protect the biodiversity of Mirzapur. It is very unfortunate that the forests of Mirzapur are not given due attention despite being so rich in biodiversity,. This lack of recognition is evident from the fact that though many of the forest ranges in Mirzapur are notified as Reserve Forests, none of them are protected areas (Wildlife Sanctuary or National Park) under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. In view of the critical situation of the wildlife of Mirzapur and considering the fact that the forests of Mirzapur are of great ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural and zoological significance, and the need to Protect, Propagate and Develop the wildlife and its environment-the attached representation calls up the government and organizations to support us in the following agendas: 1. Notify the Forests of Mirzapur protected under Wildlife Act, 1972 as Sanctuary/National Park without any further delay. 2. Urgently prepare a ‘Wildlife Action and Management Plan’ comprising of forests and wildlife experts from reputed institutions like WII, WWF and WTI to enhance the survival of the wild flora and fauna. 3. Prohibit any developmental activities within and around the forests of Mirzapur tiill the areas are declared as Protected Areas as mentioned above. A detailed representation which is to be made to govt of Uttar Pradesh is attached. We are also attaching the survey reports done by Forest Department fo Uttar Pradesh in the year 2011 and 2013. Please revert me to this email if you agree to endorse the petition and whether we should keep your name in the signatory latest by 11th December, 2014 before 9 PM. The signatory's name and organization will be included in the official petition which will be sent to related departments of Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and Centre; and also acknowledged on the web page http://vindhyabachao.org/protect-mirzapur-forests Please also include your suggestions, if any and forward it to others who you may think can be a signatory. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any query. Enclosed: 1- Draft Representation to Principal Secretary, Uttar Pradesh 2,3- Wildlife census of Mirzapur-2011 and 2013 obtained under Right to Information from Forest Department Regards Debadityo [image: विंध्य बचाओ] <http://www.vindhyabachao.org> *Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation* Registered Office: 36/30, Shivpuri Colony, Station Road Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh-231001 [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/savevindhya>[image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/vindhyabachao>[image: Google+] <https://plus.google.com/+VindhyabachaoOrg>| <http://www.axley.com/>*Website <http://www.vindhyabachao.org> | Map <https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Vindhyan+Ecology+and+Natural+History+Foundation+%28Vindhya+Bachao%29/@25.13658,82.571651,17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m2%213m1%211s0x398fc02e36cc4a61:0x186745a423b4d0cf> | Contact Us <http://vindhyabachao.org/contact>* Debadityo Sinha New Delhi Correspondence Mobile: +91-9540857338 Email: debadityo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [image: Twitter] <https://www.twitter.com/debadityo>[image: Twitter] <http://www.debadityo.com>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=820081235>[image: LinkedIn] <http://in.linkedin.com/in/debadityo> [image: Skype][image: YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/user/debadityo> This e-mail is confidential and is intended only for the person(s) named above. 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