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The site where the
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Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon. They hired ecological restoration practitioner Vijay Dhasmana to restore the damaged landscape in 2011. Thereafter the vision was revised to bring back the original Aravali forest vegetation of the region. Seedlings of about 200 native plant species were
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to areas that are not protected but support rich biodiversity. In April 2021, Municipal
Corporation of Gurugram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hero MotoCorp Ltd to maintain the park for 10 year.
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hotspot. A recent study found a wide variety of native bird species using the park, with ecologically restored areas showed higher encounter rates of birds than unrestored areas with weeds. Reptiles like
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forest edaphic sub-types) and
Northern Tropical Thorn Forest types recognised by Champion and Seth. The park has over 300 species of native plants, including a large number of arid region
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raised from seeds collected from remnant natural forests and vegetated areas in Mangar, Nahargarh, and
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