Located at the foothills of the Sahayadri mountain range, this UT is landlocked between Maharashtra and Gujarat. Tropical moist deciduous forests with 201 sq. km of protected reserve forests and wildlife sanctuary in this UT constitute 42% of total geographic area as against the national average of 23%.
The first planned city of India, Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas in northwest India. Most of the city being covered by dense banyan and eucalyptus plantations, Asoka, cassia and mulberry trees flourish in the forested ecosystem that surround the city.
Situated in the Deccan biogeographical area, Chattisgarh has forests under two major types, tropical moist deciduous forest and tropical dry deciduous forest. The 22 varied forest sub-types existing in the state contributing to its rich biocultural diversity and dependence of the large forest-dwelling population on medicinal plants are the reasons for the government declaring it…
With 61.18% of land under cultivation, Bihar is endowed with three agroclimatic zones where 200 species of medicinal plants are found and several of them are cultivated in a total of 2,600 hectares. Mentha and lemongrass are largely grown in the state.
One of the richest repositories of medicinal and aromatic plants in the world, the state is rich in bioresources and ethnocultural diversity. It is a forerunner in the production of MAPs with more than 300 species of commercially important medicinal plants produced in the state. To promote scientific approach for the exploration, conservation and value…
Situated in the Eastern Himalayan Range with the largest forest cover next to Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh has over 20 forest types ranging from tropical to alpine. Possessing a phenomenal range of biological diversity in flora and fauna, it has been recognized as the 25th biodiversity hot spot in the world and is among the…
Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) varied topography from hilly ranges to the shores of Bay of Bengal support varied vegetation types enriched by a variety of flora and fauna. The variations are accentuated by the various types of ecosystems such as hilly, wetland, manmade systems, mangroves, estuaries and forests that are largely dry deciduous to scrub. Out…
The atypical forest coverage of these groups of islands made up of 12 different types of forests constitutes 86.2% of its total land area. From these reserve and protected tropical rain forests so far 2,200 varieties of plants have been recorded out of which 200 are endemic and 1,300 do not occur in mainland India.…
In addition to government initiatives, several national and international organizations are actively involved in different parts of India to promote awareness, documentation and conservation strategies for medicinal plants. Several NGOs are working in the areas of conservation and developing cultivation strategies. The international development and research centre has initiated a Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Programme…