Vulnerability of fragile forest ecosystem of North East India in context with the global climate change:an ecological projection
Climate Change is one of the most important global environmental challenges affecting all natural tropical and subtropical forest ecosystems. Forests are of fundamental importance to environmental function and to sustainability, and they provide many goods and services critical to individuals and societies besides acting as a natural carbon sinks.The response of communities and ecosystems to global climate change is highly unpredictable because of the interactions between local and global stressors. Northeast India consisting of eight states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim comprising an area of about 2, 62, 179 km2 is known for its rich biological and cultural diversity. Based on its physiography and biological composition, the region can broadly be categorized into the Eastern Himalaya, Northeast hills and Brahmaputra plains.