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Sign in to searchBorjuli Wetland Declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS)
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The Government of Assam has recently notified the Borjuli Wetland in Sonitpur district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The declaration aims to conserve the wetland's unique genetic resources, particularly the wild ancestor of cultivated rice.
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Borjuli Wetland in Sonitpur, Assam declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site to conserve Oryza rufipogon, the wild ancestor of rice with climate-resilient traits.
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