ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY PART -3

The Western Ghats, North-East India, and the Sunderland region are among the major biodiversity hotspots of India. Dense vegetation and different types of fauna are abundant in these areas. Threatened animals like cheetahs, rhinoceros, elephants and birds get protection in these areas.

There are four biodiversity hotspots in India (1) Eastern Himalayas, (2) The Western Ghats, (3) Indo-Burma region and (4) Sundaland (including the Nicobar Islands).

While the Eastern Ghats is not a biodiversity hotspot. There are currently 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world.

The grass is the biotic component of the ecosystem, whereas water, air, land or soil, minerals, etc. are abiotic components .

The Indian vulture has been officially declared entically endangered species in India by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Indian vulture is found in southeast Pakistan and peninsular India, south of the Gangetic plain, north of Delhi, east of Madhya Pradesh, etc.

Species in particular areas outside the natural or geographical boundaries are called endemic species. Examples-Andamanese teal, Nicobarese pigeon, Andamanese wild boar etc.

Arid Forest Research Institute was established in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The ISO 14001 certification pertains to the Environ- mental Management System.

The famous slogan of the Chipko movement was Eco Sustainable Economy', which Sunderlal Bahuguna comed. In the 1970s, the "Chipko Movement started to save forests in Uttarakhand. Sunderlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt were among their prominent leaders.

The famous slogan of the Chipko movement was Eco Sustainable Economy', which Sunderlal Bahuguna comed. In the 1970s, the "Chipko Movement started to save forests in Uttarakhand. Sunderlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt were among their prominent leaders.