Biodiversity conservation in India. Present status of biodiversity conservation efforts in India. Capacity building in taxonomy. Convention on biological diversity. Intellecutal property right.
Biodiversity means the variety and variability of plant and animal species.
It provides the material basis for the survival of all the living beings on this planet. India due to its immense biodiversity ranks amongst the 12 richest megabiodiversity centres of the world. India An overview , deals with the various aspects of biodiversity in general and India in particular. The floral and crop plant diversity in various phytogeographical regions of India is described and discussed alongwith endemism in Indian flora and threatened species.