Ecological Diversity In Sustainable Development
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Ecological Diversity In Sustainable Development
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Author : Chris Maser
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1999-05-04
Ecological Diversity In Sustainable Development written by Chris Maser and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-04 with Nature categories.
Our world is filled with unseen wonders - the most phenomenal of which is the often hidden beauty of the diversity that surrounds us. Apart from the beauty diversity brings to our lives, it is also absolutely necessary to the sustainability of life itself. The importance of diversity is overlooked in the social realm, yet decisions made in that realm affect all of society for generations. Planners tend to ignore ecological diversity because they don't understand it. Ecological Diversity in Sustainable Development: The Vital and Forgotten Dimension makes that clear. The author tackles this difficult problem: how are we to maintain sustainable diversity in the Earth's ecosystems and our cultural systems? He provides examples of how natural and cultural diversity have been reduced by altering the linkages between climate, soil, water, air, forests, animals, and people. The book is divided into three parts. Part one examines diversity as it is found in nature, part two considers how culture affects diversity through its evolution, and part three explores the diversity of Nature as seen through culture in an attempt to guide culture toward social/environmental sustainability. Anyone who is interested in the quality of life on Earth will want this book. Maser writes in easy-to-read lucid prose, providing a holistic overview of environmental issues that 21st century decision makers must address in shaping our destiny.
Biodiversity And Sustainable Development
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Author : M. Lakshmi Narasaiah
language : en
Publisher: Discovery Publishing House
Release Date : 2005
Biodiversity And Sustainable Development written by M. Lakshmi Narasaiah and has been published by Discovery Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
Contents: Biodiversity, Living with Diversity, Saving the Planet, Population and the Environment, Ecosystems, Our Unknown Protectors, Climate Change and Human Health, Population Growth and Climate Change, Economics and Sustainable Development, Urbanization and the Environment, Sustainable Cities, Fresh Water and the Environment, Forests, Towards Healthy Cities, Global Warming, Money Alone is not Enough, Tourism and the Environment, Energy and Sustainability, Cities Residents to the Rescue, Children s Health and the Environment, Ecotourism or Ecocide? Sustainable Tourism Development, Economics and Environment, Population Growth and Energy, Population Growth and Urbanization, Population Growth and Waste, Using Economics to Advantage, Water, Solutions for a Water-Short World, Living with Leviathan, An Agenda for Change, Sustainable Tourism and the Environment, Big-Dam Construction is on the Rise, Population Growth and Fresh Water, Population Growth and Natural Recreation Areas, Development of Sericulture, The Do s and Don ts of Risk Reduction, Consuming the Future, Crisis Prevention, Crisis and New Orientation of Development Policy, Aid Effectiveness as a Multi-Level Process, The Dematerialisation of the World Economy, What s Driving Migration, Not Yet Fossil Fuel.
Unesco Biosphere Reserves
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Author : Maureen G. Reed
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-23
Unesco Biosphere Reserves written by Maureen G. Reed and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-23 with Nature categories.
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are designated areas in geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance. This definitive book shows their global relevance and contribution to environmental protection, biocultural diversity and education. Initiated in the 1970s as part of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, BRs share a set of common objectives, to support and demonstrate a balance between biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and research. The world’s 701 BRs form an international, intergovernmental network to support the aims of sustainability science, but this purpose has not always been widely understood. In three distinct sections, the book starts by outlining the origins of BRs and the MAB Programme, showing how they contribute to advancing sustainable development. The second section documents the evolution of BRs around the world, including case studies from each of the five UNESCO world regions. Each case study demonstrates how conservation, sustainable development and the role of scientific research have been interpreted locally. The book concludes by discussing thematic lessons to help understand the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainability science, providing a unique platform from which lessons can be learned. This includes how concepts become actions on the ground and how ideas can be taken up across sites at differing scales. This book will be of great interest to professionals engaged in conservation and sustainable development, NGOs, policy-makers and advanced students in environmental management, ecology, sustainability science, environmental anthropology and geography.
Challenges To Biodiversity Conservation And Sustainable Development
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Author : Poonam Agarwal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Challenges To Biodiversity Conservation And Sustainable Development written by Poonam Agarwal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
"Biodiversity provides the basis for life on earth. It encompasses all species of animals, plants, micro- organisms, ecosystem and ecological processes of which they are a part. India has been blessed with a rich heritage of natural resources, mega biodiversity and accumulated knowledge about utilization of natural resources. Advancement in technology and blind race of industrialization and modernization has resulted in unlimited exploitation of natural resources pushing them to the wall. So, the biodiversity has to face so many challenges to sustain themselves. The situation is reaching a crisis stage. Therefore, biodiversity needs its sustainable use. The present book contains 31 chapters covering all related disciplines which includes Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Forests, Biodiversity Conservation in Ancient Indian Script, Population Growth and Environmental Stress, Urbanization Threat to Biodiversity, Towards Modern/ Smart Cities, Tourism and Biodiversity, Anthropological Threat to Ethno-Medico Botanical Wealth of India, Water in Past and Present Perspective, Future Status of Water, Water Pollution and Biotic Life, Aquaculture- Threat to Biodiversity, Technology and Environment, Energy and Environment, Hazardous Electronic Wastes: Impending Challenge, Electromagnetic Pollution, Climate Change: Human and Plant Diseases, Climate Change: Challenge for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Medicinal Plant Diversity, Climate Change and Agriculture, Threat to Future- The Environmental Crime, Traditional Knowledge in Biodiversity, An Agenda for Change, Women: Key to Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Biotechnology in Environmental Protection, Disaster Management, Environmental Management, Environmental Ethics- Our Present and Future Obligations, Sustainable Development- New Approaches and De-Extinction. This book will be of enormous interest and value to the students, teachers, scientists and professional as well as ecologists, conservationists and other people interested in biodiversity conservation."--
Integrating Biodiversity Conservation And Sustainable Use
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Author : Graham Bennett
language : en
Publisher: IUCN
Release Date : 2004
Integrating Biodiversity Conservation And Sustainable Use written by Graham Bennett and has been published by IUCN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape. Ecological networks provide an operational model for conserving biodiversity that is based on ecological principles and allow a degree of human use of the landscape. This publication illustrates the development of several ecological networks around the world, demonstrating their benefits both for conservation and sustainable development.
New Environmentalism
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Author : Chris R. de Freitas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-05-15
New Environmentalism written by Chris R. de Freitas and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-15 with Science categories.
This book explains the role of New Zealand’s environmental agencies and regulatory legislation, taking in the impact of international agreements and treaties. It traces the fortunes of sustainable policy approaches and analyzes the activities of the public agencies charged with managing the environment. Moving on to a detailed thematic status report on New Zealand’s environment, it examines rural, freshwater, coastal, oceanic, atmospheric and urban zones. Finally, chapters detail public perceptions and normative environmental values as well as the depth of business commitment to environmental responsibility. An ideal introduction to the topic for a diverse range of scholars, the book eschews any specific theoretical framework in charting the recent evolution, current operation and future trajectory of environmentalism in New Zealand. It backs strategic advice with both social and ecological data, and raises questions over the country’s reputation for greenness at the same time as recognizing its numerous achievements. With neat summaries of key issues at the end of each chapter, expansive guidance on further reading, and a multitude of examples ideal for classroom debate, this volume gives us an informed, objective, and wide-ranging appraisal on a topic of increasing centrality in the policy debate.
Ecosystem Diversity And Carbon Sequestration
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Author : P. L. Gautam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Ecosystem Diversity And Carbon Sequestration written by P. L. Gautam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biodiversity categories.
Carbon Sequestration in nature is of critical value for resolving vital issues of our times, namely the state of ecological paucity natural resource management global warming, climate change and sustainable development. It is free carbon in nature, particularly in the from of CO2 that is responsible for most of the ills of our environment and that makes future of life on earth bleak and unsustainable. Earth s gradually but steadily becoming warmer is one of the grimmest and the gravest issues humanity on earth has ever faced in the recorded history. We have a variety of ecosystems to remove free carbon from the environment and fix it into plant biomass and soil. The earth s ecosystems, however, present a somber picture and sequestration of increasing carbon sequestration issues together as both are interrelated and are responsible for the rapidly going on processes leading to global warming and climate change. We can meet climate change challenges and usher in a sustainable future blossoming with humanity by enhancing carbon sequestration in nature, which eventually would be done by maintaining the health of our ecosystems in the first place, and by controlling carbon emissions through a number of technological, institutional, and political measures. Divided in to eight sections, the book comprises 39 chapters contributed by many eminent scientists concerned with the state of the earth. The First section attempts to present an agenda for the ecologically shattered and economically globalised world which might help us understand the gravity of the word s common future and guide us to take up effective measures to mitigate the problems and revive our tormented earth. The subsequent section present and discuss scenarios, anthropogenic dimensions and management of ecosystem diversity; climate change, critical environmental problems, alarming trends, species extinction and all that; a search for viable options; Himalayan mountains; carbon sequestration as a life-building, life-enhancing and life-conserving phenomenon; potential technological and institutional mechanisms, carbon trading, policies; eco-ethics, eco-philosophy and psychology as vital elements pivoting conservation-oriented transcendental development. The book would prove to be of extraordinary value towards resolving the most crucial issues of our times. Contents Agenda For The Revival of Our Tormented Planet; Issues Facing the Ecologically shattered and Economically Globalised World; Chapter 1: Ecosystem Diversity and Carbon Sequestration: Some Issues Confronting Humanity by Vir Singh and PL Gautam; Chapter 2: Global Climate Change: A Challenge before Humanity by S P Singh; Chapter 3: Management of Ecosystems for Livelihoods and Carbon Sequestration in India: Harmony within Natural Elements a Mantra for Human Happiness by J S Bali; Chapter 4: Carbon Sequestration: A Vision by Vishal Mahajan and Kamal Kishor Sood; Chapter 5: Carbon-A Material for the Twenty First Century: Prospects and Promises by B S Tewari and Ajay; Ecosystem Diversity in India; Scenarios, Anthropogenic Dimensions and Management; Chapter 6: Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration in India: Keeping the Greenhouse Gas at Bay by J B Lal; Chapter 7: Operationalizing CDM Afforestation and Reforestation Projects in India: Analysis of Barriers at National and International Level by Sandeep Tripathi and V R S Rawat; Chapter 8: Microbial Diversity as an Indicator of Soil Organic Carbon Status: Redevelopment of Humid Subtropical Perturbed Ecosystem by Saurindra Nr Goswami and Soneswar Sarma; Chapter 9: Ecosystem Diversity and Sustainability: Towards Middle Path by B Mohan Kumar; Chapter 10: Sacred Groves in India: Celebrating Sanctity of Life through Biodiversity Conservation by Anubhav, Kundan Singh, Akanksha Rastogi and Vir Singh; Life on Edge; Climate Change, Critical Environmental Problems, Alarming Trends, Species Extinction and the Likes; Chapter 11: Climate Change and its Effects on Global Biodiversity: Evidences of Alarming Trends and Species Extinction in Different Eco-Regions of the World by Ragupathy Kannan; Chapter 12: Climate Change and its Effects on Global Biodiversity: Triggering Effects and Frightening Prospects by B S Mahapatra, A P Singh, A K Chaubey and D K Shukla; Chapter 13: Impact of Climate Change on Crop Productivity: Need of Adjustments in Agriculture by S K Saini, Yogendra Pal and Amit Bhatnagar; Chapter 14: Global Warming: Contribution of Livestock and its Control by D N Kamra and Someshwar S Zadbuke; Environmental Management A Search for Viable Options; Chapter 15: Role of Biofertilizer to Mitigate Environmental Problems: Soil Fertility Management in Hill Agro-ecosystems by Susheela Negi, G K Dwivedi and R V Singh; Chapter 16: Effect of Sugar Industry Effluents on Seeds Germination and Seedling Growth of Linum usitatissimum L.: The Green Revolution Bowl Reels Under Industrial Pollution by Neelam and Ila Prakash; Chapter 17: Soil Carbon Sequestration: A Study in Eucalyptus Hybrid Plantations by Asha Upadhyay and Uma Melkania; Chapter 18: Alternate Use of Biomass for Sustainable Development: Gasification Technology for Solving Energy Crisis in Rural Areas by Raj Narayan Pateriya and Sadachari Singh Tomar; Chapter 19: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Unique Organism of Potential Implications for Carbon Sequestration by Rashmi Srivastava, Shruti Chaturvedi, Preeti Chaturvedi and A K Sharma; Chapter 20: Role of Plant Transcription Factor-DOF in Enhancing Nitrogen Use Efficiency: Molecular Means for Promoting Organic Farming by Dinesh Yadav, Nidhi Gupta, Anil Kumar, Pushpa Lohani, Munna Singh and U S Singh; Chapter 21: Fibre Yielding Plants and Carbon Sequestration: Banking on Ecological Attributes of Economic Plants by Sapna Gautam and Uma Melkania; Himalyan Mountains; Rejuvenated Fragile Ecosystems can Give Appropriate Response to Global Warming; Chapter 22: Sustainable Sloping Land Management Options: potential Effects on Carbon Sequestration in Upland Soils in the Himalayas by Isabelle Providoli, Sanjeev Bhuchar, Keshar Man Sthapit, Madhav Dhakal and Eklabya Sharma; Chapter 23: Rangelands Resources in the Mountains: Management Objective Should Focus on Carbon Sequestration enhancement by R D Gaur, Vir Singh and Babita Bohra; Chapter 24: Himalayan Conservation and Development: The Mighty Mountains can put the Earth s Climate Systems in Order by M L Dewan; Carbon Sequestration: A Life-Building, Life-Sustaining and Life-enhancing Phenomenon on Earth; Chapter 25: Carbon Sequestration; A Life-building, Life-Sutaing and Life-Enhancing Phenomenon on Earth; Chapter 25: Carbon Sequestration: Global Warming Mitigation through Improved Carbon Economy Linked with Photosynthesis by Munna Singh; Chapter 26: Carbon Sequestration on Agricultural Lands: Ameliorating Sustainability and Environmental Security by B Mishra and K P Raverkar; Chapter 27: Soil Carbon Sequestration: A Potential Approach to Climate Change Mitigation by J S Chauhan, Bineet Singh and J P N Rai; Chapter 28: Enhancing Carbon Sequestration: Pondering over Some Strategies by Shiwani Bhatnagar and AK Karnatak; Enhancing Carbon Sequestration in Nature; Potential Technological and Institutional Mechanisms, Carbon Trading and Policies: Chapter 29 Coastal Wetland Ecosystem in Sequestering Carbon Directly by Geological Repositories and Phytoplankton Fertilization: Workable Strategies for Maintaining Ecological Integrity by Alok Mukherjee; Chapter 30: Carbon Sequestration: Mitigating Environmental and Socio-economic Impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change by Vikram S Rathe; Chapter 31: Forest Management: Carbon Mitigation and Social Issues by Govind Singh Kushwaha; Chapter 32: Enhancing Carbon Sequetration in India: Economic Issues and Mechanisms by A K Singh and Virendra Singh; Chapter 33: Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol: Global and Indian Concerns by Tirthankar Banerjee, Jyotsana Pathak and R K Srivastava; Chapter 34: Carbon Sequestration, Global Climate and Laws: What Has Been Done and What Remains? by Rinku Verma; Ushering in a Sustainable Future; Eco-ethics, Eco-philosophy and Psychology as Core Elements Pivoting Conservation-oriented Transcendental Development; Chapter 35: Conservation of Biodiversity for Sustainable Development: Eco-ethics as an Indispendable Element by Vanmathy and Abha Ahuja; Chapter 36: Conservation of Biodiversity for Sustainable Development: Eco-ethics as an Indispensable Element by A Vanmathy and Abha Ahuja; Chapter 36: Environmental Services Emanating from the Himalayan Mountains: Valuation Against the Backdrop of eco-philosophy and Chasing the Goal of Global Happiness by Vir Singh; Chapter 37: Ecosystem Conservation for Carbon Sequestration: Let it be in the Popular Psyche of India by Subaran Singh; Chapter 38: Socio-Cultural Values Promoting Conservation on Natur s Biodiversity: Heal the Earth for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration by A Vanmathy and Abha Ahuja; Chapter 39: Environmental Psychology in Landscaping: A Dimension of Sustainability Operations by Govind Singh Kushwaha and Vir Singh
Conserving Biodiversity
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1992-02-01
Conserving Biodiversity written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
Environmental Pollution Biodiversity And Sustainable Development
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Author : Hasnain Nangyal
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-01-28
Environmental Pollution Biodiversity And Sustainable Development written by Hasnain Nangyal and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with Science categories.
Environmental Pollution, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development: Issues and Remediation provides an extensive summary of biodiversity. It is the result of the assistance of environmentalists, researchers, policy experts, and academicians from across the globe sharing their research and knowledge on biodiversity and ways to mitigate the threat from climate change, over-utilization of natural resources, pollution, and more. The volume considers that biodiversity encompasses a wide range of biological processes, ranging from genetic diversity, species, populations, communities and ecosystems to landscapes and regions. This book, written by a panel of international experts in biodiversity, conservation biology, and evolution from different countries, including Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Russia, and others, highlights the human impact on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale. The volume provides an abundance of valuable research for faculty, students, and researchers in environmental sciences, government agencies, and many others.
Biodiversity And Sustainable Conservation
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Author : H. D. Kumar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Biodiversity And Sustainable Conservation written by H. D. Kumar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
"The book presents findings and views that should facilitate identification and implementation of remedial measures to conserve species before they vanish, taking with them their genetic legacy and potential benefits for us and our children."--BOOK JACKET.