IA: 10 Marks Total: 50 Marks Unit-1 Biodiversity • Concept and value of biodiversity • Levels of biodiversity species, eco and genetic. • Balance in nature. • Biodiversity for sustenance of mankind. • Resource limitation. • Ecological role of biodiversity. • Interdependence among different species. • India as a mega diversity nation. • Economic potential of biodiversity. • Loss of biodiversity- threatened, endangered and extinct. • Strategies for conservation of biodiversity in-situ and ex-situ. • Mitigating the people- wildlife conflict. Unit-II Environmental Management • Need for environment management vis-a-vis development. • Aspects of environmental management-ethical, economic, technological and social. • Legal provisions for environmental management. • Approaches for environmental management- economic policies, environmental indicators, setting of standards, information exchange and surveillance. • Problem of stubble and its management ( study material uploaded on website) Unit-III Sustainable Development • Concept of sustainable development. • Concept of sustainable consumption. • Need for sustainable development for improving the quality of life for the present and future. • Challenges for sustainable development-political and administrative will, dynamic and flexible polices, appropriate technologies, comprehensive review and revision mechanism, human approach. • Development of skilled manpower. • Role of individual and community. • Role of national and international agencies( both governmental and non- governmental) Unit-IV Sustainable Agriculture • Need for sustainable agriculture. • Green revolution-impact on environment. • Importance of soil for crops, Irrigation systems, use of manure and fertilizers. • Crop protection-major plant pests and diseases (wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, potato), measures for their controlagrochemicals. • Impact of agrochemicals on environment. • Elements of sustainable agriculture-mixed farming, mixed cropping, crop rotation, biological and economic consideration, use of bio-fertilizers and bio pesticides, biological pest control, integrated pest management. • Application of biotechnology in crop improvement. • Management of agricultural produces- storage, preservation, transportation and processing. Unit-V Environmental Actions • Meeting basic human need, food, water, shelter and fuel for all. • Population control • Changing consumption patterns. • Prevention and control of environmental pollution. • Waste management- reduce, reuse and recycle; • Community movement for ecological restoration and conservation of environment like joint forest Management (JFM),student's participation in tree rearing, social and agro- forestry. • Drugs-ill effects(Part-II) Consequences of use of different dugs, The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances Act-1985 offences as penalties.(study material uploaded on website)
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