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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- India is divided into ten biogeographic zones, a classification framework adopted by the Wildlife Institute of India to guide protected-area planning and conservation policy.
- How many biogeographic zones does India have, and who classified them?
- What is the largest biogeographic zone in India?
- How do biogeographic zones differ from biodiversity hotspots?
- Is the biogeographic zone classification the same as Champion and Seth's forest types?

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In 1988, Rodgers and Panwar at the Wildlife Institute of India delineated the ten biogeographic zones in their report 'Planning a Wildlife Protected Area Network in India', a framework still used to guide reserve placement.

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