Biodiversity Hotspots
Environment · जैव विविधता हॉटस्पॉट · 12 facts
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India has 4 biodiversity hotspots out of 36 globally
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Western Ghats is a biodiversity hotspot in India
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Eastern Himalayas is a biodiversity hotspot in India
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Indo-Burma hotspot covers Northeast India and SE Asia
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Sundaland hotspot includes Nicobar Islands of India
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Biodiversity hotspot must have 1500 endemic plant species
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Norman Myers coined the term biodiversity hotspot in 1988
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India has about 8 percent of world biodiversity
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India is one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world
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Endemism means species found exclusively in one region
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Silent Valley in Kerala is part of Western Ghats hotspot
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Coral Triangle is marine biodiversity hotspot in Pacific