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Biodiversity

CAG lambasts MoEF arm over non-performance

RASHME SEHGAL
NEW DELHI
The first CAG assessment of the high profile ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has seen one of its key arms, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), being lambasted for its non-performance.

Not only has it failed to draw up a list of the endangered medicinal plants but it has shown little interest in preparing a database of the fast diminishing biological r

Publication Date: 
05/01/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biodiversity
Environment

Tibet China spends $1.5bn on environment in 5 yrs

K.J.M.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
China, Wetlands, Forests, Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Relative roles of climatic suitability and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global invader

Because invasive species threaten the integrity of natural ecosystems, a major goal in ecology is to develop predictive models to determine which species may become widespread and where they may invade.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2011
Nria Roura-Pascual, Cang Hui, Takayoshi Ikeda & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
108
1
220
Tags:
Invasive Alien Species, Ecosystems, Biodiversity
Science And Technology

Proceedings of the ninety eighth session of the Indian Science Congess, Chennai, 2011 (Environmental Sciences)

Proceedings of the ninety eighth session of the Indian Science Congess, Chennai, 2011 (Environmental Sciences).

Publication Date: 
03/01/2011
Indian Science Congress
Tags:
Science And Technology, India, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Biodiversity, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sequestration
Water Resources

Assessment of aquatic natural resources in the Tanguar haor at Sunamgonj, Bangladesh

The study from March 2011 to February 2012 in the Tanguar haor, Sunamgonj, Bangladesh found three habitat types of vegetation composition as upland, emergent and aquatic which included submerged plants (23), free floating plants (12), rooted floating plants (21), sedges and meadows (35), reed swamp (7), freshwater swamp forest (9), crop field vegetation (21) and homestead vegetations (36) species in the haor. The haor was rich in faunal composition that providing habitat of 122 species of fishes, 28 amphibians, 26 reptiles, 154 birds and 14 mammals in winter season.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
M. Sahadat Hossain, M. Sirajul Islam, P. Mondal & et al
Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries Research
81-92
Tags:
Wetlands, Bangladesh, Aquatic Plants, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Aquatic Animals, South Asia
Biodiversity

Wild food traditionally used by the indigenous people of Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary, Western Ghats, Kerala, India

This paper attempts an ethnobiological investigation, performed during 2003 to 2006, to collect, identify and document information on wild food traditionally used by the indigenous people of the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad district of Kerala, India.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
K. Yesodharan, P. Padmanabhan, N. U. Cini
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
108
1
41-46
Tags:
Paramikulam SA, Western Ghats, Kerala, Tribals, Palakkad (D), Vegetables, Traditional Knowledge, Medicinal Plants, Minor Forest Produce, Nutrition
Environment

The role of women in natural resource management: a thematic report

The thematic Report on ‘The Role of Women in Natural Resource Management’ highlights the role of women in preservation of plant species, flora and fauna and on their livelihood options. This report widens people’s awareness on the role of women in retarding the effects of resource depletion.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Chozule Kikhi, Kedilezo Kikhi
Government of Nagaland
Tags:
Environment, Women, Nagaland, Land Resources, Forest Resources, Water Resources, Agriculture, Biodiversity
Agriculture

Sourcebook on sustainable agrobioidiversity management

The Sourcebook on Sustainable Agrobiodiversity Management is jointly compiled and published by GIZ and the School of Economics and Management of Hainan University, as well as the Institute of Low-Carbon Economy Policy and Industrial Technology of Hainan University. It is an important contribution to the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity in China.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Annette von Lossau, Qingsong Li
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Tags:
Agriculture, Biodiversity, China, India, Food Security, Plant Breeding, Traditional Knowledge, Sustainable Development, Farmers, Climate Change, Genetic Engineering
Agriculture

The future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability

The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size looks likely to increase from nearly seven billion today to over nine billion by 2050. Competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
The Government Office for Science
Tags:
Food Security, Food Supply, India, Global, Agriculture, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Food Safety, Poverty, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity
Biodiversity

New international zoo will be an added attraction in city, says BMC

Modelled after the famous Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in London, the park which is now called Veer Jijabai Udyan is laid out in a Renaissance Axial Plan

Publication Date: 
31/12/2010
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Zoos, Municipal Corporations, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Flora, Biodiversity

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