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Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair

Associated Garden

Associated Garden

Associated Garden

Despite the enormously important role of plants in human life and survival, their conservation has been largely neglected. Plants being the key elements, they dominate our landscape and form the frame work of natural ecosystems that provide the habitats for most of the animal species. However, because of the phenomenal rise in population, increasing consumption of plant resources and developmental activities, a massive loss of plants diversity is foreseen. If these processes continue unabated, it is likely that many species will be at risk of extinction while many more will be losing their genetic variability to some extent. Besides, untold scientific and economical potential may well be lost as species yet unknown disappear before they are even discovered and described. Hence, the role of botanical gardens in conserving the plant diversity is of paramount important.