The state of India's Biodiversity Biodiversity or the variety of living beings is the foundation on which life on earth sustains itself. This variety among living organisms extends to both variety within each species, between different species and ecosystems which support them.
Biodiversity is a fundamental necessity of nature to maintain the ecological balance on the planet.
No single organism can exist on its own like an island. Each one depends on numerous others in myriad ways to sustain itself and its kind. This interdependence between organisms, often referred to as the web of life, is greatly endangered today as a result of our insensitive tampering with the nature's well preserved checks and balances. Moreover, diversity has an insurance value, for it widens the range of environmental conditions under which different species can perform key ecological and economic functions. India is lavishly endowed with a rich biodiversity, as the country is well spread out in a wide variety of climatic zones and habitats, that range from tropical rainforests to alpine vegetation, and from temperate forests to coastal wetlands.