The Himalayas are rich in biodiversity and diverse eco-regions are interconnected. Do youthink its complex ecology is ultimately a threat to many regions? If no, give reasons to
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Explanation:
The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) covers an area of over 530,000 sq km—about 16 per cent of the total geographical area of the country. It has a total population of over 40 million and stretches over 2,500 km from Jammu & Kashmir in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east (ENVIS, 2016).
Biodiversity is a comprehensive term for the extent of nature’s variety or variation within the natural system; both in number and frequency. Biodiversity encompasses a variety of ecosystems within which living creatures, including humans, form a community, and interact with one another and with the air, water, and soil around them. The biodiversity we see today is the result of billions of years of evolution, shaped by natural processes and, increasingly, by the influence of humans. It is the web of life, which we are an integral part and upon which we so fully dependent.