India’s Biodiversity Hotspots: Major Ecological Threats
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction. They need priority conservation efforts due to their ecological importance.
India’s Biodiversity Hotspots
- Himalaya: Encompasses the entire Indian Himalayan region, as well as parts of Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar.
- Indo-Burma: Covers all of northeastern India, excluding Assam and the Andaman Islands, and extends into Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and southern China.
- Sundaland: Includes the Nicobar Islands in India and parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines.
- Western Ghats: Comprises the entire Western Ghats in India and the island of Sri Lanka.
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