Contents:

1.      Biodiversity

1.1      Introduction      1

1.2      Concept and Value of Biodiversity      5

1.3      Biodiversity for Sustainance of Mankind      7

1.4      Resource Limitations and Over-exploitation of Threatening Living Species      10

1.5      Ecological Role of Biodiversity      12

1.6      Interdependence Between Different Species      14

1.7 The Mega Diversity Countries of the World      16

1.8      Economic Potential of Biodiversity      30

1.9 Loss Of Biodiversity – Threatened, Endangered and Extinct Species      31

1.10      Conservation of Biodiversity      41

2.      Environmental Management

2.1      Introduction      1

2.2      Sustainable development      1

2.3      Aspects of Environmental Management – Ethical, Economic, Technological and Social      2

2.4 Legal Provisions for Environmental Management      5

2.5      Environmental Protection Acts  8

3.      Sustainable Development

3.1      Introduction      1

3.2      Concept of Sustainable Development      1

3.3 Need for Sustainable Development for Improving Quality of Life for Present and Future      4

3.4      Challenges for Sustainable Development Social Political and Economic Considerations    5

3.5      Support Base for Sustainable Development      10

3.6 Role of Individual and Community      13

3.7 Role of National and International Agencies (Both Governmental and Non-Governmental)     13

4.      Sustainable Agriculture

4.1      Introduction      1

4.2      Definition  1

4.3 Green revolution – impact on environment      2

4.4      Irrigation Systems, Use of Manures and Fertilizers      6

4.5 Crop protection – major plant pests and diseases, measures for their control – agro chemicals      23

4.6 Impact of agrochemicals on environment      29

4.7      Elements of sustainable agriculture      33

4.8      Applications of biotechnology in crop improvement      45