due to human activities and the reason for conservation of biodiversity will be discussed in details with respect to its aesthetic value‚ medicinal importance and its ecological value. The concept of biodiversity is important in building awareness‚ knowledge‚ information‚ ethics‚ and other complex mixture of agriculture‚ protected areas‚ etc. Figure 1 shows how these fit into the society together to achieve a common objective which is the conservation of biodiversity‚ sustainable use of biological
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GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD 06 Bustards‚ a Conservation Dateline 15 While bringing out this publication‚ we also reflect that it is unfortunate how many such meetings on endangered species have been The Great Indian Bustard in Bellary District‚ Karnataka 20 conducted in the last 30 years with little or no action on the recommendations. It is especially telling in the case of the Great Indian Community and Landscape Level Approach to Conservation 23 THE LESSER FLORICAN 28
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Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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OIL CONSERVATION In view of the need to reduce the ever-increasing gap between demand and indigenous supply of crude oil and petroleum products the Government has accorded top priority to conservation of petroleum products. Towards this end various steps to promote conservation of petroleum products in the transport‚ industrial‚ agricultural and domestic sectors have been initiated. These include adoption of measures and practices which are conducive to increase fuel efficiency and training
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Soil conservation includes all such measures which protect the soil from erosion and restore its fertility. These measures are of two types-(a) small measures to check soil erosion at local or even individual level‚ and (b) large measures at government level involving larger area and heavy investment. (a) Small Measures-These include afforestation‚ regularised land strip cultivation or contour farming or terrace farming in hilly areas‚ use of stubble mulch system‚ increasing cohesiveness of the
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Religion has always played a vital role in human society. As our earliest stories and poems indicate‚ questions of gods‚ divinity‚ immortality‚ and creation existed in ancient cultures and pervaded many facets of daily life‚ including literature. In The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Leiden Hymns we see not only this literary preoccupation with questions of divinity‚ but also stories and attitudes that foreshadow contemporary Abrahamic religions––Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. However‚ this is not
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Energy Conservation Jason Hogue Environmental Science Rich Dunsheath May 25‚ 2008 Hello ladies and gentleman as you know with oil and gas prices on the rise‚ and coal and natural gas being consumed to fast; the conservation of energy is a key element in helping ourselves and the environment through these times of change. Conserving energy will help us use renewable resources while protecting or nonrenewable resources. It is important to do this to help our communities‚ our nation
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Jo Anne Lewis Axia College of University of Phoenix Final Project- Migration and Solution Due Date: August 31‚ 2008 Energy conservation is the elimination or reduction of energy we and waste every. Energy is a very important to our society. We use energy for everything transportation‚ cooking‚ heating and cooling‚ manufacturing‚ lighting‚ and entertainment. Energy is the vital force powering business‚ manufacturing‚ and the transportation of goods and services to serve the
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expected to be extinct if not protected by wildlife management. Wildlife Management is an ancient phenomenon. Vedas contain hymns in praise of animals. Sanatana Dharma has linked some animals with the specific God or Goddess as the best way of conservation of wildlife. For example‚ python has been associated with God Vishnu‚ snake with God Shiva‚ swan with Goddess Saraswati‚ and lion with Goddess Durga rendering the animal pious and protected. In Mahabharata‚ Rishis and Munis have been indicated
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Wildlife Conservation in My Country In Malaysia‚ just like elsewhere the modern world‚ many species of wildlife are disappearing fast‚ and conservation measures are needed to prevent animals and plants from vanishing for good. Habitat destruction is a main part of the problem but many animals are being killed and taken by hunters and poachers too. Many rare animals are hunted for food and even for sport. Some are caught alive and then sold on to collectors. One of the saddest and sickest reasons
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