The Threatened Ecosystem of Western Ghats : Conservation Imperatives for the Global Biodiversity Hotspot - By Ranjeet Shah
The Western Ghats Region (WGR) is a unique landscape found in India along the western part of the Indian subcontinent, right from the south of Gujarat in the north to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the south. It is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and represents one of the Earth’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. However, given the pressures of unsustainable and unplanned activities, the region is facing numerous challenges.
A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has revealed rapidly increasing soil erosion in the Western Ghats Region (WGR).
Among the WGR states, the state of Tamil Nadu ....
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