7. Q1- WHAT DO WE GET FROM BIODIVERSITY?
Ans- Oxygen, food, Medicine, clean water, Culture And
religion, ideas, collectively = LIFE
Q2- WHY SPECIES ARE OCCURING TOGETHER?
Ans- Their need is quite same !
Q3- Is species are interdependent to each other?
Ans- YES !
8. •Why Himalayan Biodiversity is important- The Himalaya is
Hotspot and its mountains rise abruptly, resulting in a
diversity of ecosystems that range from alluvial grasslands
and subtropical broadleaf forests to alpine meadows above
the tree line. Vascular plants have even been recorded at
more than 6,000 meters. Himalayan Region is estimated to
be as many as 25,000 or 10 percent of the world's flora and
the home to important populations of numerous plants
varieties, large birds and mammals, snakes, tigers,
elephants, bears etc.
9. 9
CAUSES FOR LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
•Overgrazing by animals of Local people and Gujjar’s
•Road Construction in the biological sensitive zone.
•By alien invasive species.
•Construction of Hydro-projects on Maa Ganga-Bhagirathi .
•Deforestation by population for livelihood i.e.- fuel, fodder, manure,
grazing, fishing and hunting, expansion of agricultural land for an
ever-increasing population, and the practice of slash-and-burn
agriculture in mountain regions.
•Unsustainable use of Natural Resources and Exploitation
•Uncontrolled Tourism in eco-sensitive zone.
•Natural Calamities, Forest fire etc.
10. 10
What we Should Do
Think in favor of Humanity and for Generation
Next.
make your home- School - surrounding – city
clean and green.
Do not use polythene.
As much as possible eradication is necessary of
alien invasive plant species such as Lantana sp,
Parthenieum sp. etc.
“Today Biodiversity needs Conservation, Conservation needs efforts
and Efforts needs Human Beings – Self”
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