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In entire world, 34 highly sensitive biodiversity spots are reported. These hotspots occupied 15.7% area of the Earth. However, currently about 86% of the sensitive areas are already destroyed. Now about 2.3% area of the Earth still has such sensitive biodiversity spots. There are 1,50,000 plant species which are about 50% of the species in the world. In India, out of 135 species of animals, 85 species are found in the jungles of eastern region. There are about 1,500 endemic plant species in Western Ghats. About 50,000 plants species out of the total plants in the world are said to be endemic.