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P R O G R A
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09:15 hrs. |
Arrival of the Delegates |
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Introductory & Opening
Session |
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09:30 hrs. |
Welcome Address |
- Director WII |
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09:35 hrs. |
Introduction & Background |
- G.S. Rawat, Coordinator |
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09:40 hrs. |
Key
Note Address
Ecology and the Conservation of Biodiversity-Global Patterns
of Change: 1992 - 2007
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W.A. Rodgers |
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10:20 hrs. |
Invited Papers |
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Biodiversity Act 2002 and
Its Role in Conservation in India
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- K. Venkataraman |
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Climate Change and Its
Impacts on Global Biodiversity
Discussion |
- R. Kannan
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11:15 hrs. |
Tea Break |
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11:25 hrs. |
Session II: Biodiversity
Quantification & Monitoring |
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Monitoring Biodiversity in PAs of Srilanka (Invited
Paper) |
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M.J.B. Green |
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Plant
Species Diversity, Vindhyan Highlands, India |
- A.S.
Raghubanshi |
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Assessment of Honey Bee
Habitat, Nilgiri |
- Thomas |
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Pipilika - Ant
BD Database |
- Rajan &
Zacharias |
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Plant Species Diversity,
Eastern Ghats |
- Rajkumar et al. |
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Macrolichens in Silent
Valley |
- Sequeiera & Kumar |
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Prediction of Plant Diversity – models |
- Surendra et al. |
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Biodiversity of
Wild Sericigenous Insects, Nagaland |
- Kakati & Chutia |
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Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson |
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13:10 hrs. |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 hrs. |
Session III:
Landscape Approach to Biodiversity Conservation
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Landscape Level Analysis -
Cacao Plantation |
- Norgrove et al |
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Role of Farmer-Managed
Forests in Central Western Ghats |
- Allesh et al |
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Rarity of Flora Across Terai
Landscape |
- Shukla & Yadav |
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Biodiversity of Salty
Environments and Opportunity for Restoration |
- J.C. Dagar |
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Changing
Biodiversity of Thar Desert |
- Singh P. et al |
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Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson |
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15:15 hrs. |
Session IV: Park – People
Interface & Participatory Research |
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Biodiversity in Tropical
Forest Canopies as a ‘Hook’ for Science Education
Outreach and Conservation
(Invited
Paper) |
- M. Lowman |
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Social Issues and Concerns
in BD Conservation- Experiences from Indian
PAs |
- Mishra et al. |
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Participatory Elephant
Monitoring, Meghalaya |
- Datta Roy et al. |
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Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson |
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16:30
hrs. |
Tea Break |
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16:40
hrs. |
Session V: Ex-situ
Conservation and Restoration |
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Significance of seed storage
behaviour in Ex-situ conservation |
-Parihar & Dadlani |
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Effect of coffee and other plantations in Rain Forests of
WGs, India |
-Joshi et al |
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Regeneration in Eucalyptus
Plantation |
-Selwyn & Ganesan |
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Discussion & Conclusion |
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17:15
hrs. |
Vote of Thanks |
- G.S.
Rawat |
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15:15 – 17:15 hrs |
Poster Session - Concurrent with Sessions IV & V |
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Insect Diversity in Bhabar
region of Kumaun |
- Dev et al. |
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Home Gardens, Barak Valley
Assam |
- Devi, N.L. et al. |
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Plant Species Diversity,
Manipur |
- Devi & Yadava |
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Community Structure & Species
Diversity, Sunderbans WB |
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Gupta-Joshi & Ghose |
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Genetic and phenotypic
variation in Garcinia, an NTFP of Western Ghats |
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Hareesh et al. |
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Dispersal of Dysoxylum in
Western Ghats |
- Hareesh et al. |
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Plant species diversity and
wildlife use in teak plantations |
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Harikrishnan |
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Lichen Diversity in Semiarid
Areas of India |
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Joshi & Upreti |
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Litter & BD, Simlipal BR,
Orissa |
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Mishra R.K. et al. |
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Ex-situ
conservation of Equisetum |
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Nandagopalan et
al. |
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Hymenoptera of Pakhal
Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Narayana, et al |
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Early Growth requirements of
Lophira alata, Cameroon |
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Norgrove & Ndzana |
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Mosses of Bhagwan Mahaveer
WS |
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Phatak & Samuel |
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Tree Diversity, Eastern Ghats |
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Pragasan & Parthasarathy |
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Diversity of Sedges Andhra
Pradesh |
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Ragan, A |
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Palynological Analysis of
Honey Bee Food Plants, Nilgiri BR |
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Rehel |
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Survey of large mammals in
Meghalaya |
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Datta-Roy & Ved |
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Lichens Communities of
Amarkantak BR |
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Satya & Upreti |
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BD Loss due to drought like
situations |
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Sharma & Bhardwaj |
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Plant Species Diversity in
Natural and Plantation Forests, Katarniaghat, India |
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Tripathi, K.P. |
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Plant Species Diversity,
Kandi, Punjab Shiwaliks |
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Vasishtha et al. |
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Diversity of Genus
Chlorophytum in India |
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Verma & Joshi |
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Species richness and diversity in rock outcrops, Western
Ghats |
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Watve, A. |