India with only 2.4% of the world's area is home to over 8% of its biological diversity. This makes it one of the world's mega diverse countries with rich biological diversity heritage. Uttarakhand State which was created just about a decade ago encompasses a geographical area which is just 1. 63 per cent of the country's area. However the state contains 4.53 per cent of India's forest area and about 3.1 per cent of country's agricultural area. Studies have ...
