10 biogeographic zones of India The Trans Himalayas The Himalayas The Desert Zone The Semi Arid Zone The Western Ghats
Biogeographic Zones of India The tendency to classify ecological regions, and plant and animal groupings, according to their geographical dis-
Bio-geographic classification of India describing 10 bio-geographic zones in India are further divided into 25 secondary units called biogeographic provinces
Ecotourism is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the INDIA'S BIOGEOGRAPHIC ZONES The Northeast States of India,
Therefore, an ecosystem may be as large as biogeographic regions or as small as natural habitats and ecosystem diversity is considered at three levels-
parts of the biogeographic zones may be different In our approach to a classification system for supporting the selection of Representative Areas,
25 sept 2017 · biogeographic zone, the biotic province and the sub-regions The classification separates Indian Trans-Himalaya (TH; Zone I) from the main
The Biogeographic Classification The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) classification used four levels of planning unit: a) The Biogeographic Zone:
ĂƉĞƌĂŵĞ͗ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƚƵĚŝĞƐ
Ŷŝƚ͗ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ;ĂƌƚͿ ĞĂĐŚĞƌĂŵĞ͗ƌ͘ǁĂƚŝ͘ŝƐǁĂƐŽƵƌƐĞΘĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ͗͘͘;ͿŶŐůŝƐŚƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ
͘͘;ͿĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ ͘Žŵ;ͿƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝƐƚŚĞǀĂƌŝĞƚLJĂŶĚǀĂƌŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞŽŶĂƌƚŚ͘ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝƐƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJĂ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŽĨǀĂƌŝĂƚŝŽŶĂƚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƚŝĐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵůĞǀĞů͘
ŚĞϭϵϵϮ ŶŝƚĞĚ ĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌƚŚ Ƶŵŵŝƚ ĚĞĨŝŶĞĚΗďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJΗĂƐΗƚŚĞ
ǀĂƌŝĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŵŽŶŐůŝǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐĨƌŽŵĂůůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͕ΖŝŶƚĞƌĂůŝĂΖ͕ƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂů͕
ŵĂƌŝŶĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƋƵĂƚŝĐĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐŽĨǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ
ƉĂƌƚ͗ƚŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŽĨĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐΗ͘ŚŝƐ
ĚĞĨŝŶŝƚŝŽŶŝƐƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶŝƚĞĚĂƚŝŽŶƐŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶŽŶŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ŚĞ ƚĞƌŵΖŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJΖ͕ĐŽŝŶĞĚďLJĂůƚĞƌ͘ŽƐĞŶŝŶ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌϭϵϴϱ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐĂ
ƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞůLJ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ ǁŽƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶΖŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJΖ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ
ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ďLJŽǀĞũŽLJ ;ϭϵϴϬͿƚŽ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ϮϬϭϭʹϮϬϮϬͲŶŝƚĞĚĂƚŝŽŶƐĞĐĂĚĞŽŶŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ϮϬϮϭʹϮϬϯϬͲŶŝƚĞĚĂƚŝŽŶƐĞĐĂĚĞŽŶĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵĞƐƚŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ
ĂůĂŶĐĞŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀŝƚLJ ĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĞŐƌĂĚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ Ăŝƌ ĂŶĚĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ŝƐ ĚĞĨŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ͞ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ
ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͟;͕ϮϬϭϱͿ͘ŽƵŶĚĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϬ͕ŚĞŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵŽĐŝĞƚLJ;ͿŝƐĂŶŽŶƉƌŽĨŝƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƚŝŽŶĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽ
ƉƌŽŵŽƚŝŶŐĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵŐůŽďĂůůLJǁŚŝůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͕ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕
ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ŽƵƌĐĞ͗ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͘ŽƌŐͬǁŚĂƚͲŝƐͲĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵͬ
ĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐŵŚĂƐĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗
ŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂů͕ĂŶĚƉƐLJĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͘
ƵŝůĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͘
ƌŽǀŝĚĞƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚŚŽƐƚƐ͘
ƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ͘
ĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚůŽĐĂůƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘
ĞůŝǀĞƌŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƚŝǀĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚŚĞůƉƌĂŝƐĞƐĞŶƐŝƚŝǀŝƚLJƚŽŚŽƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͛ƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂů͕
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞƐ͘
ĞƐŝŐŶ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞůŽǁͲŝŵƉĂĐƚĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ͘
ĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůďĞůŝĞĨƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵƚŽ
ĐƌĞĂƚĞĞŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚ͘ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŶŝƚĞĚĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚƌĞĞƚLJƉĞƐ͗ĂƌĚĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ͕ŽĨƚĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞĞĐŽƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ͘ŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ͛ƐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝƐĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŝŶƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͘
ŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŽǀĞƌĂƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚŵĂũŽƌĞĐŽƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ĨƚŚĞƐĞ͕ϮϬϬĂƌĞƐĂŝĚƚŽďĞ
ƚŚĞƌŝĐŚĞƐƚ͕ƌĂƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƐƚĚŝƐƚŝŶĐƚŝǀĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘ŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐƚŚĞ
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ďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝǀĞ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘ ŚŝƐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ LJŝĞůĚĞĚ Ϯϯϴ
ĞĐŽƌĞŐŝŽŶƐͲͲƚŚĞůŽďĂůϮϬϬͲͲĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚŽĨϭϰϮƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂů͕ϱϯĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚϰϯŵĂƌŝŶĞ
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ůƐŽŶ͕ ͘ ͕͘ ŝŶĞƌƐƚĞŝŶ͕ ͘ϮϬϬϮ͘ ŚĞ ůŽďĂů ϮϬϬ͗ ƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ĞĐŽƌĞŐŝŽŶ ƐĨŽƌ
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ŝŝ͘ ƚŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞϯϬйŽƌůĞƐƐ ŽĨŝƚƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŶĂƚƵƌĂůǀĞŐĞƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘ŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŽƌĚƐ͕ŝƚŵƵƐƚďĞ
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ďƵƚƚŚĞLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƉůĂŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƐĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƐͶŝ͘Ğ͕͘ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĨŽƵŶĚ
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ŶĚŝĂŚĂƐĨŽƵƌďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐ͗
ŝ͘ĂƐƚĞƌŶŝŵĂůĂLJĂʹĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĞƉĂůĂĐƌŽƐƐŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚŶĚŝĂ͕ŚƵƚĂŶ͕ƚŚĞŝďĞƚƵƚŽŶŽŵŽƵƐĞŐŝŽŶƚŽ
ƵŶŶĂŶŝŶŚŝŶĂĂŶĚŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶLJĂŶŵĂƌ͘
ŝŝ͘ŶĚŽͲƵƌŵĂƌĞŐŝŽŶͲĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĂŶŐůĂĚĞƐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĞŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĞƌŶŶĚŝĂ͕ƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
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ƉůĂŶƚƐĂƌĞĞŶĚĞŵŝĐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
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ŚĞŝĐŽďĂƌƐůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞĂŶĂƌĐŚŝƉĞůĂŐŝĐŝƐůĂŶĚĐŚĂŝŶŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶŶĚŝĂŶĐĞĂŶůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚƐŝĂ͘ŚĂƐ
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ĞŐĂĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂƚŝŽŶŝƐĂƚĞƌŵƵƐĞĚƚŽƌĞĨĞƌƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƚŽƉďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͲƌŝĐŚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJ
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ϭϳĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚĂƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͲƌŝĐŚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ǁŝƚŚĂ
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