Biodiversity for Sustainable Development

✍ Scribed by K.P. Laladhas, Preetha Nilayangode, Oommen V. Oommen (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 332
• Series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions 3
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Divided into three sections, this book explores the three main pillars of sustainable development, namely economy, environment and society, and their interlinkages at the regional level. The first section, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for sustainable development, focuses on international agreements and national legislation, as well as the challenges in implementing ABS in e.g. India. In turn, the second section examines the process of forming Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at the Local Self Government (LSG) level to promote environmental sustainability, highlighting local and community-level conservation initiatives that have led to the conservation of habitats and species.

The third section addresses poverty eradication and food security. The case studies included demonstrate how the combination of traditional knowledge and modern techniques can enhance the productivity of traditional crop varieties, yielding greater benefits for communities.

The aim of this volume is to disseminate the lessons learned from these case studies, as well as the findings from projects already in place, which can offer recommendations that can be applied to similar problems elsewhere in an attempt to find environmental solutions for sustainable development. Further, it introduces readers to new approaches to inclusive development, demonstrating that participation and grass root empowerment are key drivers of equitable and sustainable development.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
International and National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing....Pages 3-15
Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism under the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture....Pages 17-29
Contributions of the Corporate Sector to Sustainable Development....Pages 31-78
Biodiversity, Access and Benefit Sharing in India: A Critical Analysis....Pages 79-86
Access and Benefit Sharing in India: Challenges Ahead....Pages 87-96
Ethnopharmacology, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights....Pages 97-119
Can Benefi ts Be Shared? Three Tangles for Access and Benefit Sharing....Pages 121-134
Bio-resources Valuation for Ensuring Equity in Access and Benefit Sharing: Issues and Challenges....Pages 135-153
Green GSDP for Sustainable Development....Pages 155-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Decentralized Governance for Sustainable Development....Pages 165-176
Community Conservation of Marine Turtles and Sustainable Ecosystems....Pages 177-184
Grassroots Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability....Pages 185-192
Conservation Through Payment for Ecosystem Services....Pages 193-223
Geographical Indications and Sustainable Livelihood....Pages 225-234
Grassroot Initiatives for Sustainable Livelihood....Pages 235-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Release of Indigenous Tribal Community from Debt Trap....Pages 251-257
Sustainable Development of Idamalakudy: A Tribal Panchayat....Pages 259-266
Meliponiculture for Pollination Support, Yield Enhancement and Poverty Eradication....Pages 267-272
Sustainable Use of Wild Yams (Dioscorea) by Tribal Communities in Kerala, India....Pages 273-294
Sustainability of Native Fish Broods and Rural Livelihood....Pages 295-301
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Restoring Fish Habitats for Sustainable Livelihood....Pages 303-308
Sustainable Livestock Farming: Issues and Concepts....Pages 309-314
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: A Retrospect....Pages 315-322

✦ Subjects

Sustainable Development;Biodiversity;Ecosystems;Nature Conservation;Environmental Management;Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice