India and Biodiversity India has a rich and varied heritage of biodiversity India figured with two of the 34 hotspots - the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas With a mere 2.4% of the world's area, India accounts for 7.31% of the global faunal total with a faunal species count of 89,451 species (MoEF, 1999)

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3. India figured with two of the 34 hotspots - the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas

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13. Deccan Plateau –Birds Follow us on www.facebook.com/greenyatra www.twitter.com/greenyatra Yellow-throated Bulbul White-headed Babbler

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24. About Green Yatra Green Yatra is a non-profit; Non-Government Organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of our Mother Earth and its Environment. We strive to maintain the integrity of the ecosystems for the benefit of all living creatures by introducing and adopting a simple, Eco friendly, Green Lifestyle, Ideas to our day to day lives. Green Yatra was started and run by a bunch folk who share a strong love and passion for protecting and respecting our only source of life Mother Nature and who think a lot and believe to do same as much as they can .First and foremost, We believe in ACTION.. Sitting idle, complaining and blaming the system, societies or commenting on internet forums are THINGS WE DON'T DO. We believe in working logically, strategically and practically, with Prevention and Solution oriented approaches to our goal of nature conservation. The impact of Go Green Ganesha is a token of our dedication and effort. So, we are working hard in bringing out the VALUE of our nature, hoping for your complete support! Our sole objective is to pass on a habitable green and pollution-free beautiful earth to the upcoming generations.Join us face to face us in facebook: http://www.facebook.com/greenyatraBe with us in twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenyatra