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Dense reasoning The Himalayan region has been recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, harbouring ecosystems more diverse than even the Amazon. But a recent study, led by M K Pandit of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment, Delhi University, sounds a warning. It claims forests in the Himalaya are disappearing at such a pace that a quarter of animal and plant species

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