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what is the biodiversity hotspot ? why is India considered as a mega biodiversity hotspot.


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Arsh Bawa 16th Dec, 2019
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Shivika Tyagi 25th Jan, 2020

Hello Arsh

Biodiversity hotspots refers to those areas which are significant reservoir of biodiversity but they are also threatened with destruction. There are 25 areas around the world which are referred as biodiversity hotspots because they were used to biologically rich but now they have lost their 70% original habitat . India is one the them because we have definitely lost most of our natural habitat due to man- made destruction.

Hope, it helps you.

IMran Mir 25th Jan, 2020

Hello there.

Hope you're having a nice day.


A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction.

The term biodiversity hotspot specifically refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat.

The remaining natural habitat in these biodiversity hotspots amounts to just 1.4 percent of the land surface of the planet, yet supports nearly 60 percent of the world's plant, bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species.

Feel free to reach out for further clarifications in the comment section below.

All the best.



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