Bindiya Oza

Trees of Gujarat Bindiya Oza

Gujarat has a variety of climatic and edaphic conditions. In spite of continuous onslaught of the biological resource, the overall range of biodiversity of Gujarat is still unmatched. Gujarat has many kinds of natural ecosystems due to varied environmental conditions. The Gujarat flora is representing nearly 13% of the flora of the country. The state of Gujarat covers about 19.6 million km2 and accounts for about 6.5% of total geographical area of country. Four out of ten biogeographic regions of the country- the highest among all states - are present in the Gujarat supporting a diversity of ecosystems. This state also has got a large population of tribal who are still dependent on the natural biological resources for their livelihood. Gujarat is in western region of India which is more or less elevated, higher up as compared to the flat Indo-gangatic plains. Small hill ranges constitute a part of the state which is the Aravallis in the West, the Satpuras in the South-west, the Vindhyas to the north and the Chotta Nagpur plateau in the east.