Biodiversity and WildLife

Paper Code: 
PES 251
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Biodiversity
  • Definition and concept of Biodiversity
  • Types of Biodiversity : Genetic, species and ecosystem diversity
  • Importance of Biodiversity
  • Hotspots of Biodiversity; hotspots of India
     
14.00
Unit II: 
Biodiversity Conservation
  • Causes of loss of Biodiversity
  • Extinction of species; IUCN categories for species
  • Conservation methods and strategies-in situ (National parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves) and ex situ (Botanical gardens, Zoos, Gene banks) methods
  • Role of biotechnology in biodiversity conservation
     
10.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to Wildlife
  • Wildlife resources
  • Wildlife of Rajasthan
  • Wildlife habitat- Ecozones of India
  • Causes for wildlife depletion
     
12.00
Unit IV: 
Wildlife Conservation in India
  • Important projects for the conservation of wildlife in India

          - Project Tiger

          - Operation Rhino

          - Gir Lion Project

          - Crocodile breeding Project

  • National and International organizations involved in Wildlife protection (WWF, IUCN, BNHS, IBWL, CITES)
  • Concept of Red Data Book
     
12.00
Unit V: 
Legal implementation towards Wildlife and Biodiversity
  • Man and Biosphere programme
  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Amendment 1991
  • The Biological Diversity Act 2002
     
Essential Readings: 
  1. Kothari, Asish , Understanding Biodiversity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  2. Mathew, Richard A. Environment, Population and Conflict: New Modalities of Threat and Vulnerability in South Asia, Journal of International Affairs, vol.56,No.
  3. UNESCO,2002. Biosphere Reserves: Special places for people and nature.UNESCO, Paris.
  4. UNESCO,2002. Biosphere Reserves: Special places for people and nature.UNESCO, Paris.
  5. Glowka, L. et.al., (1994) A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity, IUCN Gland and Cambridge.
  6. Wcmc (1992) Global Biodiversity. Status of the earth’s Living Resources.
  7. National Biodiversity Plan and Strategy of India, Draft of (2002).
  8. IUCN (1999) Resource Material on Biodiversity for General Certificate of Education.
  9. Agarwal, Anil, Narain, Sunita and Sharma, Anju (Eds.) (1999) Global Environmental Negotiations I: Green Politics, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.
  10. Bharucha Erach, The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
  11. Hawkins R.E., Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay (R)
  12. Heywood, V.H & Waston, R.T. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge Univ. Press
  13. Jadhav, H & Bhosale, V.M. 1995. Environmental Protection and Laws. Himalaya Pub.
  14. Hossetti, B.B.:Wildlife management in India
  15. Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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