CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY Conservation of biodiversity can be achieved by two ways i.e., in-situ and ex-situ. In-situ conservation It includes conservation of plants and animals in their native ecosystems or even in man-made ecosystems. This type of conservation applies only to wild fauna and flora and not to the domesticated animals and plants, because conservation is achieved by protection of populations in nature. It includes a system of protected areas (PA). eg: National parks, sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, cultural landscapes, natural reserves, plants of sacred groves, cultivation of endemics etc. There are 589 Protected Areas in India, of which 89 are national parks and 500 are wildlife sanctuaries. They include a variety of ecosystems and habitats. Some have been created in order to protect highly endangered species of wild plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. Sanctuary Type of species protected The great Himalayan national park Snow leopard Kazir...