William Said:

gve some idea for the project biodiversity & its conservation pls. it can be a model?

We Answered:

You can select one of the bio-diversity hotspots and present a model on the biodiversity pattern in it.
Guinean Forest of West Africa, certain Australian islands, etc.

I hope this is of much help to u! All d best :)

Greg Said:

biodiversity and its conservation ?

We Answered:

I've included a few links below that I hope you will find useful. But I would recommend that you read anything by E.O. Wilson if you haven't already. Start with "Consilience" or one of his earlier books.

Deborah Said:

Environmental Science or Biodiversity and Conservation? Which would attract more jobs?

We Answered:

Environmental Science includes the study of

Pollution-sources and remediation, EIA
Alternative sources of energy,
GIS,
Sustainable development,
Environmental Law, etc

Env. Sci. prepares you for working in engineering, EIA consulting, and EPA (or your local govt. body).

Biodiversity and conservation includes the study of

Ecosystems and Populations,
Genetics, Physiology,
Environmental law, treaties,
Pollution and its effects, remediation, EIA
Earth systems, geomorphology,
sustainable development, wildlife protection

Though there is some overlap in these two disciplines, the latter will enable you to be more active in wildlife and habitat conservation , by working with community and conservation organisations, NGOs. You can also later study journalism, and become a voice for conservation.

Linda Said:

How can a science-aspiring high school senior become involved in the Encyclopedia of Life and its initiatives?

We Answered:

You can register to begin with, but it not likely you will be asked to directly contribute until you are an accredited researcher. The Encyclopedia of Life is a comprehensive listing of all species ecosystem by ecosystem. The top scientists in each field haven't figured out all the complex relationships yet.

So there is plenty of work left to do but until you start your university studies it isn't likely your work would be accepted for publication.

You'll never know for sure 'til you ask though.
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Mae Said:

Can anyone please help me with my EVs Project ...its kina verry important!?

We Answered:

ask people of west bengal.

Eileen Said:

i want to know all about 'conservation of biodiversity ,its prospects and concerns?

We Answered:

Biodiversity is both the spectrum of life and the genetic information contained within. Biodiversity means the land is rich in variation of life and stable as an ecosystem.
If a forest is clear-cut all the trees are removed, but also the land surface is compromised. The forest is the home to countless life forms plants, fungi, insects, mammals, birds and the soil base. Humans think replanting will heal the land. Not so. It's a Band-Aid solution at best. It would take ten thousand years to recover. Cutting the trees exposes the land to erosion, and intense sunlight, so, everything is stripped not just the trees. Re-planting does not recover the same mix of forest trees. The land takes a long time to return to original level because habitats are a progression of bio development, from small plants and brushes to small trees and eventually larger trees, because the soil is the key to the magic of forest habitat. The soil is a storage bin of life and nutrients which support all the life forms of the old growth forest.
The biodiversity of the forest is contained in the variety of plant and life forms, but also the genetic variation within the species. Placing seedling trees does not recover the genetic variation, it displaces it and prevents neighboring forests from contributing to the sparse land. If the neighboring old growth forest can eventually migrate its information back into clear-cut land then the habitat may recover.
Humans have destroyed ninety percent or more of the post-industrial age habitat.
Countless flora and fauna are now extinct due to human's negligent practices. Habitats are forever destroyed by converting the land for human use and wholesale collection of resources without regard to the precious biodiversity.
Now, although humans are working to protect the last remaining wild areas the land is threatened by rapid changes to the climate due to global warming and atmospheric pollutants from industrial effluents such as acid rain.
The concern is humans are now 6.5 billion people and within 25 years another 2 billion people will need space and resources to live. Due to global warming the hottest known average temperatures have been in the last 5 years. There is no model to predict the consequences to natural habitats and the human population, but definitely the climate is changing and to local habitats that mean adaptation or destruction. The climate is changing too rapidly for nature to keep up.
The final 5% of habitat and the biodiversity within will soon be gone.
A forest was used as an example, but there are many categories for nature's use of land and sea. The Sahara Desert has biodiversity. The salt flats of Nevada have biodiversity. The mountain slopes of Mt. Everest have biodiversity. From deserts to the tropics, from alpine slopes to the ocean depths, each habitat is rich in life and we should do our best to understand the consequences of human activities.

Mildred Said:

Do you know that CAG slammed the National Biodiversity Authority for allowing questionable patents?

We Answered:

I read RS Narayanan's article in Dinamani on this subject yesterday and he had lambasted the science community in his characteristic way! I was thinking of googling for more info and your link was useful, thanks.

National Poet Subramanya Bharathi sang ''if the learned person cheats, he would be lost in infamous fall'' (crude translation of his poetic Tamil), but the people in Education, Research (science community), Judiciary or Religious groups are not the least free from irresponsibility, greed and dishonesty! ON that score it would be too unjust to lambast whole community of Educationists, Social activists, scientists, jurists etc as rascals - at least that is what learned critics like RSN do!

I have had the good fortune to meet many dedicated scientists, lawyers and Activists in my long public life and I always have held high esteem for their professions! But yes, the grave lapses of Biodiversity Dept costing not just the valuable native herbs to exotic commercial interests, but depriving the rights of tribes and farmers (under IPR) for their contribution to find their uses long before and preservation of the stock for the community - deserve the strongest condemnations!

The CAG could not fix the value of the precious materials already left our shores and the state of their uses - perhaps flourishing under illegal patents in other countries! That lists of valuable / disappearing herbs and farmer / tribal communities that are eligible for the share of sale proceeds etc have not been prepared even after lapse of so many years, is really shocking.

That the Chief of NBA who indulged in hasty approval for sale of number of herbs without any effort to get the share of IPR holders (whose lists also he had not cared to collect) etc, had conveniently left the Biodiversity Authority and got posted to another Authority (for welfare of Farmers!) shows the corrupt political background under which the like of him thrive!

People have been diverted by mega political scandals like the Spectrum and Adarsh in the news that this huge critical - and recurring - loss and irregularity of an elite society of Scientists has been completely side lined by media!!

You asked about the 'difference' between the political greed and the scientists' greed! well, it is like this, to me! We know the snake poison is deadly like the political corruption, which we expect and try to be wary of. But the scientist's greed and corruption are like poisons in food items, like the Aflatoxin, etc which people unknowingly gulp and get affected. We take scientists as honest and toiling elites and prone to overlook the bugs among them!

There should be public pressure to save the biological wealth of the nation and earn the Intellectural Property Rights of the farmers who had supplied the stock for sale out of India, in accordance with the NBA approvals. The lists of the endangered and precious bio stock have to be prepared urgently along with the list of sources eligible for IPR shares! The legal wing of the Authority should monitor the use of the stock already exported and the way they are used (for breach of any patent rights of our nation)!

Edit: An independent Enquiry by team of scientists and Activists should assess the losses and punish the guilty elites. The approvals already given have to be reviewed urgently!