Eastern Himalaya freshwater biodiversity assessment report released by IUCN and Zoo Outreach Organisation

The Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot contains exceptional freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems that are of vital importance to local and regional livelihoods, but these are under threat from the developmental and use pressures arising from the 62 million people living in the area. Eastern Himalaya freshwater biodiversity assessment report released by IUCN and Zoo Outreach Organisation

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18 Jan 2011, 6:14 pm

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Dear all,

IUCN, with Zoo Outreach Organisation, have today published a new report,

'The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya'

, which is available online here

Further information on the project itself can be seen here

IUCN and ZOO, with experts from throughout India, are undertaking a similar assessment of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot region, encompassing all species of freshwater molluscs, fishes, aquatic plants, and dragonflies and damselflies. Further information, due for completion in mid-2011, is available from our website