The Botanical Survey of India
ENVIS CENTRE
on Floral diversity in the Botanical Survey of India, Howrah funded by the
Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India is engaged in meeting
the task of disseminating information on Floral diversity including the Rare
and Endangered plants to the wide range of users through the vast
infrastructural facilities and experienced Scientists of the Botanical
Survey of India. The main objectives of the centre are to collect and store data on various Floral diversities from different eco-regions of India. Economic and Medicinal plants, plants that are used largely for sustainable development, cottage industries, food products and plants that are in the categories of rare and endangered. All these processed information are disseminated as much as possible through an appropriate database to the different users nationally and internationally and to create an interlink by computer network. Every year the centre receives various national and international queries on these regards for appropriate answer.
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