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16 lakhs of species are known to science
India with land area 2.2% of the earth.
India harbours over 4.0 lakhs of species. (7.5% of the World’s known species)
India ranks amongst the World’s top 12 Mega diversity Countries.
 
     
   
 
Living species - around 1.20 lakhs
Flowering Plants - 4,500 species.
Birds - 500 species.
Mammals - 120 species
Reptiles - 160 species.
Frogs - 70 species
Fish - 800 species.
Medicinal Plants - 1493 species.(808 genera & 108 families)
300 species for commercial use
 
     
   
 
The Biological Diversity Act aims to promote conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing of benefits of India’s biodiversity resources. With this in view it provides for the establishment of a National Biodiversity Authority, State Biodiversity Boards and Bio diversity Management committed at the level of Panchayats and Municipalities
 
     
  For further details contact:  
 

Member Secretary and Chief Conservator of Forests,
Bio-diversity Board of Karnataka,
Vanavikas building, 18th Cross,
Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560003.
Ph: 23448783, 23440535 (O)

 
     
   
 

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