Biodiversity Conservation/A.K. Ghosh. New Delhi,
APH Pub., 2007, xii, 308 p., figs., tables, ISBN 81-313-0227-9.
Biodiversity Conservation/A.K. Ghosh. New Delhi,
APH Pub., 2007, xii, 308 p., figs., tables, ISBN 81-313-0227-9.
Contents: Acknowledgements. Preamble. 1. Status of biodiversity. 2. Uses of biodiversity. 3. Community biodiversity conservation. 4. Access and transfer of genetics resources. 5. Mechanism of benefit sharing. 6. Institutional support. 7. Action plan. 8. Capacity building. 9. Data bases. 10. Traditional knowledge. Annexures: 1. On FRLHT. 2. On Navdanya. 3. On gene campaign. 4. List of institutions. 5. Biodiversity Act 2002. 6. Biodiversity rules 2004. 7. NBPGR guideline. 8. Threatened animals of India. 9. Base collection: Gene Bank. 10. Mega diverse countries. Index.
"The subject of Biodiversity Conservation has gained global attention since 1992, India as a country of mega diversity has joined "UN Convention on Biological Diversity" and enacted "Biological Diversity Act" 2002 and Rules 2004. Significant progress has been made along last 15 years, a detail account of which has been presented in present volume. It includes information on current status, uses, institutional support, traditional knowledge, databases on one side and dealt with the issues of access, transfer and benefit sharing mechanism as also question of capacity building on the other side. This is perhaps one of the most comprehensive account on Indian Biodiversity as on date." (jacket)