Biodiversity and Wildlife

Paper Code: 
ENV 202
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course lays emphasis on importance and conservation of biodiversity which will lead to sustain life on earth.

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Biodiversity

 

  • Definition and Types – Genetic, Species and Ecosystem Diversity( α, β and γ)
  • Importance - ecological, consumptive, productive, social, ethical and aesthetic
  • Threats to Biodiversity
  • Hotspots in India: Western Ghats ,Eastern Himalya and Indo-Burma
  • Introduction to Ramsar convention, Ramsar sites in India
9.00
Unit II: 
Biodiversity Conservation
  • Causes of loss of Biodiversity
  • Extinction of species –causes; examples of extinct species in India
  • Methods  of Conservation (in situ and ex situ )
  • Protected areas-National parks ,sanctuaries and biosphere reserves
  • Role of biotechnology in biodiversity conservation
9.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to Wildlife
  • Historical perspective
  • Wildlife habitats-Ecozones and faunal diversity
  • Factors causing wildlife depletion
10.00
Unit IV: 
Wildlife Management and conservation

         

           

  • Conservation projects- Project Tiger, Gir lion project, Project elephant,Project Rhino
  • Introduction to Organizations/conventions-WWF, IUCN,CITES,TRAFFIC
  • Red Data Book and categories to evaluate the extinction risk( Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concerned, Data Deficient and Not Evaluated
  • Wild life in Rajasthan- Common & Scientific names of                                      -20 animals/birds found in Rajasthan State                                               -State bird/animal/tree/flower 
8.00
Unit V: 
Legal implementation towards Wildlife and Biodiversity

  •         Salient features of-

    • Wildlife (Protection) Act,1972
    • Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act ,1991
    • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
    • Man And Biosphere (MAB)  programme

     

Essential Readings: 
  1. Mathur,R:Animal behavior,Rastogi Publications,Meerut
  2. Kothari, Asish , Understanding Biodiversity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  3. UNESCO,2002. Biosphere Reserves: Special places for people and nature.UNESCO, Paris.
  4. Glowka, L. et.al., (1994) A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity, IUCN Gland and Cambridge.
  5. Wcmc (1992) Global Biodiversity. Status of the earth’s Living Resources.
  6. IUCN (1999) Resource Material on Biodiversity for General Certificate of Education.
  7. Agarwal, Anil, Narain, Sunita and Sharma, Anju (Eds.) (1999) Global Environmental Negotiations I: Green Politics, Centre for  Science and Environment, New Delhi.
  8. Bharucha Erach, The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
  9. Hawkins R.E., Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay (R)
  10. Heywood, V.H & Waston, R.T. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge Univ. Press
  11. Jadhav, H & Bhosale, V.M. 1995. Environmental Protection and Laws. Himalaya Pub.
  12.  Hossetti, B.B.:Wildlife management in India
     
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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