Megadiversity centers are areas or countries which have a very high
density of biodiversity. Their area is small as compared to
biodiversity. The seventeen megadiversity centers of the world cover
only 10% of the land surface but contain 70% of total
biodiversity. India with 2.4% of land area supports 8.1% of
biodiversity.
Hotspots of biodiversity are areas of high biodiversity
which are rich in endemic species but are threatened due to human
encroachments. India has three hotspots- Western ghats, Indo-Burma and
Himalaya.
Biodiversity found in India and the endemism of hot spot
are nature's gift to the country. It should be protected and saved
from destruction by human greed.