4. BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life.
This can refer to genetic variation,
Species variation or ecosystem variation within an
area,biom or planet.
5. EXTINCTION
In Biology and ecology,extinction is the end of an
organism or of a group of Organisms,normally
a species
6. ENDANGERED SPECIES
An endangered species is a species of organism that will
likely become extinct
7. RED DATA BOOK
A red data book contains list of species whose continued
existence is threatened.On the basis of intensity of threat
faced by the organism,they
are included as various
categories in this book.
10. ORGANISATION AND INSTITUTION FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
World wide fund for the conservation of plant and animal resources
International union for conservation of nature and natural resources
Forest survey of India
Wild life institute of India
11. ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOT
The regions where the numbers of endemic species are large and
where the threats of ecological destruction exist are known as
Ecological hotspot.
Eg: Western ghats and eastern Himalayan regions of India