The Northeastern Region of India, comprising the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura, can be physiographically
divided into the eastern Himalaya, the northeastern hills (Patkai-Naga Hills and Lushai Hills),and the Brahmaputra and Barak valley plains.
Due to the immense biodiversity that it supports the region has been identified as prioirty area by many leading international and national conservation organizations. The region is abode of god due to its cultural and biological diversity. The region is one of the ethnic lands in India due to large numbers of ethnic/traditional groups that it supports. The region is home to one of the oldest human civilizations of the country. The assam plains and eatern himalayas are identified as endemic bird areas by Royal Society for Bird preservation. The Important Bird Area (IBA) program of birdlife international has notified 59 areas as IBA with purpose of protecting the fragile habitats of birds.
WWF has identiifed following as priority ecoregions in North east India
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura, can be physiographically
divided into the eastern Himalaya, the northeastern hills (Patkai-Naga Hills and Lushai Hills),and the Brahmaputra and Barak valley plains.
Due to the immense biodiversity that it supports the region has been identified as prioirty area by many leading international and national conservation organizations. The region is abode of god due to its cultural and biological diversity. The region is one of the ethnic lands in India due to large numbers of ethnic/traditional groups that it supports. The region is home to one of the oldest human civilizations of the country. The assam plains and eatern himalayas are identified as endemic bird areas by Royal Society for Bird preservation. The Important Bird Area (IBA) program of birdlife international has notified 59 areas as IBA with purpose of protecting the fragile habitats of birds.
WWF has identiifed following as priority ecoregions in North east India
- Brahmaputra valley semi evergreen forests
- Eastern himalaya broad leaved forests
- Eastern himalaya subalpine coniferous forests
- India- myanmar pine forests
Threats to biodiversity of north east are as following:
- deforestation and degradation forest cover
- Jhum cultivation, agriculture
- human encroachment into protected areas
- uncontrolled grazing
- forest fires
- human- wildlife conflict
- invasive species and replacement of indigenous varieties by exotic ones
- commercial plantations
- siltation of wetlands
- illegal wildlife trafficking
The above facts call for the immediate action to be taken to conserve this fragile and bioidversity significant region of India. The efforts of many conservation organization is worth appreciation and this write up acknowledges the work of nature lovers & insititutes who have gathered the facts about this area and brought it to the notification of Government.
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