Preservation of biodiversity: Growing relisation
The departments of Space and Biotechnology have launched an ambitious project for a comprehensive survey and classification of
all biodiversity-rich areas in India. Treasurer of most of the rich flora and fauna in the world, India certainly needs to be saved from ecological
degradation. NRSA hopes to complete the first phase of this Rs.8 crore project by the end of next year. NRSA will be documenting and cataloguing this
rich repository of natural wealth using imaging techniques; the first step being identification and classification of biodiversity areas into various
groups. Documentation in detail of the wide varieties of plant wealth being the next; prioritized action plans for their preservation will finally be suggested.
For details, contact:
Dr. D. P. Rao,
Director,
NRSA,
Hyderabad.
