The seminar will be held at the Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 23 to 24 January 2009. Conquest of forests and waste lands in the name of development has left few areas in the peninsula of India free from intrusion by man. The proposed National seminar aims at: (a) Creation of awareness among the general public about the need for biodiversity conservation, (b) Co- ordination of various government departments like Transport, Public Works, Irrigation, Fisheries , Agriculture, Veterinary, Tobacco board etc. for the protection of forests and wild life (c) Facilitating trans-boundary meetings with forest officials from the neighbouring states to reduce poaching and other encroachments (d) Facilitating people's participation in the formulation and enforcement of the policies and strategies of forest department. The major thematic areas for submission of papers are: (1)Biodiversity conservation, (2)Man-Animal conflict, (3)Environmental Impact Assessment, (4)Joint Forest Management, (5)Revival of sick ecosystems, (6)Forest fragmentation, (7)Principles of classifying endangered species, (8)Endemic & keystone species, (9)Impact of natural calamities on biodiversity, (10)Soil conservation, (11)Threats to biodiversity hotspots, (12)Conservation of herbal traditions, (13)Conservation of aquatic fauna, (14)Biodiversity for human welfare, (15)Education and training needs in biodiversity conservation.
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