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: 
  • Kothari, Asish , Understanding Biodiversity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  • Mathew, Richard A. Environment, Population and Conflict: New Modalities of Threat and Vulnerability in South Asia, Journal of International Affairs, vol.56,No.
  • UNESCO,2002. Biosphere Reserves: Special places for people and nature.UNESCO, Paris.
  • UNESCO,2002. Biosphere Reserves: Special places for people and nature.UNESCO, Paris.
  • Glowka, L. et.al., (1994) A Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity, IUCN Gland and Cambridge.
  • Wcmc (1992) Global Biodiversity. Status of the earth’s Living Resources.
  • National Biodiversity Plan and Strategy of India, Draft of (2002).
  • IUCN (1999) Resource Material on Biodiversity for General Certificate of Education.
  • Agarwal, Anil, Narain, Sunita and Sharma, Anju (Eds.) (1999) Global Environmental Negotiations I: Green Politics, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.
  • Bharucha Erach, The Biodiversity of India, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
  • Hawkins R.E., Encyclopedia of Indian Natural History, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay (R)
  • Heywood, V.H & Waston, R.T. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assessment. Cambridge Univ. Press
  • Jadhav, H & Bhosale, V.M. 1995. Environmental Protection and Laws. Himalaya Pub.
  • Hossetti, B.B.:Wildlife management in India
  • Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment
Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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