Conservation of biodiversity in western India

摘要: Director of environmental studies at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies University Rajasthan. This paper describes biodiversity in north-western Indian State Rajasthan, its relationship with environment existing human livestock populations. As is depleting this area due to zoogenic anthropogenic reasons, certain pragmatic conservation strategies are advocated. The part India occupied by a desert ecosystem, Thar Desert. Animal husbandry major livelihood region, followed agriculture. vegetation, which predominantly xerophytic quite sparse, occurs great variety. Six hundred eighty-two plant species 390 animal have been identified from Many become endangered activities. Plants such as Calligonum polygonoides, Tecomella undulata Prosopis cineraria urgently require conservation.