'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, Read more
Dr. Poonam Agarwal has obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Botany and is currently working as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Government Girls P.G. College, Fatehpur (U.P.). She has been teaching basic and advance Botany for last twenty two years. She has to her credit more than 30 research papers published in National and International Journals. She has frequently participated in several national and international seminars. The book entitled Environmental Crisis and Society: A Sustainable Approach and special issue of the journal International Research and Reviews are edited by her as one of the editors. She has life membership of Indian Association of Music Therapy working as Executive Body Advisor of the association. She is also assigned as Associate Editor of World Journal of Applied Sciences and Editor of International Journal of Read more