Centre at a Glance

• Established           1st April 1956
• Jurisdiction           Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura
• Area - 1,71,484 sq. km.
• Protected Area Network
  • Biosphere Reserves 3           Assam : 2 (Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas)Meghalaya : 1 (Nokrek)
  • National Parks 12          Assam : 5 ; Manipur : 1; Meghalaya : 2; Mizoram : 2; Nagaland : 1; Tripura : 1
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries 36           Assam : 18 ; Manipur : 1; Meghalaya : 3; Mizoram : 7; Nagaland : 3; Tripura : 4.
  • Tiger Reservers           Assam : 3, Mizoram : 1
• Wetlands          4174
• Explorations:           c. 250
• Expeditions:           5
• Herbarium acronym          ASSAM
• Herbarium holdings          c. 2,60 000 herbarium sheets
• Type collections:          508
• Library holdings         6433 books and journals.
• New Genera described        4
• New Species discovered          91
• Live collections          837 species

Contact:

• Phone: (0364) 2223971, 222 3618;
• Fax: (0364) 2224119
• E-mail: bsi_ec @neline.com.