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: 
  • Chandel, K.P.S. Shukla, G. And Sharma, N. (1996). Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India Conservation and Utilization. New Delhi: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources.
  • Chaudhuri, A. B. and Sarkar D.D. (2003). Megadiversity Conservation, Flora, Fauna and Medicinal Plants of India’s Hotspots. New Delhi: Daya Publishing House.
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (1986). The Useful Plants of India New Delhi: Publication and Information Directorate, CSIR.
  • Dasmann, R. F. (1984). Environmental Conservation. JohnWiley.
  • Groombridge, B. (Ed.) (1992).Global Biodiversity Status of the Earths Living Resources. London: Chapman & Hall.
  • Kato, M. (1999). The Biology of Biodiversity.Tokyo: Springer Verlag.
  • Kotwal, P.C. and Banerjee, S. (2002). Biodiversity Conservation – In Managed forest and protected areas. India: Agrobios.
  • Krishnamurthy, K.V. (2003). An Advanced Textbook on Biodiversity – Principles and Practice. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing.
  • Meffe, G. K. and Carroll, R. C. (1994). Principles of Conservation Biology. Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates Inc.
  • Murthy, J.V.S. (1994).Watershed Management in India.New Delhi: Wiley Eastern Limited.
  • Nair, M. N. B. et. al. (Eds.) (1998). Sustainable Management of Non-wood Forest Products.Serdong, Selangor, Malaysia: Faculty of Forestry, University Putra.
  • Sharma, P. D. (2000). Ecology and Environment. Meerut: Rastogi Publications, India.
  • Singh, B. (1992). Social Forestry for Rural Development. New Delhi:Anmol Publishers.
  • Singh, J. S. Singh, S.P. and Gupta, S.R. (2006). Ecology, Environment and Resource Conservation. New Delhi: Anamaya Publishers.
  • Singh, M. P. Singh, B. S. and Dey, S. S. (2004). Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resources. New Delhi: Daya Publishing House.
  • Soule, M. E. (1986). Conservation Biology. The Science of Scarcity and Diversity. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinaur Associates, Inc.
  • Virchow, D. (1998). Conservation and Genetic Resources. Berlin: Springer Verlag.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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