BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE

Paper Code: 
ENV 223
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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

 

14.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Biodiversity

                                           

  • Definition and concept of Biodiversity
  • Types of Biodiversity: Species, genetic and ecosystem( α, β and γ)
  • Value of Biodiversity: Direct and indirect use values
  • Hotspots of Biodiversity  in India
  • Concept of Endemic, Endangered and threatened species as given by IUCN

 

15.00
Unit II: 
Biodiversity Conservation

                                                       

  • Causes of loss of Biodiversity
  • Extinction of species :Causes and examples with special reference to India
  • Conservation methods and strategies-in situ (National parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves, sacred groves, coral reefs, wetlands and mangroves) and ex situ (Botanical gardens, Zoos, Gene banks) methods
  • Role of biotechnology in biodiversity conservation

 

14.00
Unit III: 
Introduction to Wildlife

                                                           

  •  Wildlife habitat: Ecozones of India and their faunal diversity
  • Methods of studying wildlife (Line Transect, Quadrate Method, Mark Recapture, Radiotelemetry, Indices)
  •  Wildlife trade
  • Wildlife in Rajasthan

 

16.00
Unit IV: 
Wildlife Management in India

                                              

  • Conservation and management strategy of wildlife
  • Restoration of wildlife population: Captive breeding, Soft and hard release
  • Important projects for the conservation of wildlife in India: Project Tiger, Operation Rhino, Gir Lion Project, project elephant , Project Lion tailed macaque
  • National and International organizations involved in Wildlife protection (WWF, IUCN, BNHS,IBWL,WII,ENVIS )

 

 

16.00
Unit V: 
Legal implementation towards Wildlife and Biodiversity

 

  • Man and Biosphere  programme: Main objectives
  • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) : Main objectives
  • CITES: Main objectives
  • Biosafety Protocol
  • Intellectual Property Right (IPR)and the TRIP Agreement
  • Wildlife Protection Act,1972 and Amendment 1991
  • The Biological Diversity Act 2002
  • Role of Ministry of Environment and Forest in conservation of biodiversity and wildlife

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Kothari, Asish , Understanding Biodiversity, New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  • 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

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015
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