Socio-Economic and Eco-Biological Dimensions in Resource Use …
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and actual research on resource use, conservation and related developmental issues
in sensitive and vulnerable eco-regions of India. The threat is especially severe in
regions where people’s livelihoods depend largely on natural resources. The objective
of this book is to translate the body of scientific knowledge for proper conservation
of natural resources and biodiversity and use them sustainably in the interest of our
future generations. Thus, it may contribute effectively to suggest possible roadmap
as well as strategies to address not only conservation and livelihood issues locally
and globally, but also to ensure inclusive growth and social inclusion at large.
The volume is the outcome of the national workshop on “Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management” during 4–5 April, 2017 followed by the
international conference on “Scientific and Indigenous Bio-cultural Knowledge in
Understanding Climate Change in Biodiversity Hotspots to Develop Strategies for
Socio-ecological Development: Data Availability, Requirement and Gaps” during
27–28 July, 2017 held in Assam University, Silchar (AUS). These events were
organized jointly by the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources
(CEENR) of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, and
Assam University’s Department of Economics and Department of Life Science &
Bioinformatics. For these events, financial support was received from various funding agencies, such as (i) Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Govt.
of India, (ii) Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC),
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, (iii) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Govt. of India, and (iv) Science and Engineering
Research Board, (SERB), DST, Govt. of India. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Assam
University Prof. Dilip Chandra Nath inaugurated the events and scholars from academic institutions in India and abroad have participated and presented papers in
these events. We take this opportunity to express deep, sincere and whole-hearted
thanks and gratitude to the funding agencies for giving us the privilege to organize
the events in Assam University, Silchar in association with CEENR, ISEC, Bengaluru, India which culminated into this volume. Since the topic of this volume is
highly interdisciplinary therefore, scholars from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT) Kanpur; G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD), Almora; Gujarat Institute of Development
Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad; Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC),
Bengaluru; CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIRNEERI), Nagpur; Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Pondicherry University,
Puducherry; Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi were invited to
contribute chapters on their grounded research work for publication in this volume.
We extend our sincere thanks to all the paper contributors who made presentations
during the academic events held in Silchar and authors from invited papers for their
contribution for publication in this volume.
We are highly thankful to Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Assam University Prof.
Dilip Chandra Nath and the Director of ISEC Prof. M. G. Chandrakanth for their
continuous support and cooperation in organizing the events in Silchar. Their support and highly motivated encouragements have enabled the faculty from AUS and
CEENR, ISEC for undertaking collaborative research on various issues related to
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and actual research on resource use, conservation and related developmental issues
in sensitive and vulnerable eco-regions of India. The threat is especially severe in
regions where people’s livelihoods depend largely on natural resources. The objective
of this book is to translate the body of scientific knowledge for proper conservation
of natural resources and biodiversity and use them sustainably in the interest of our
future generations. Thus, it may contribute effectively to suggest possible roadmap
as well as strategies to address not only conservation and livelihood issues locally
and globally, but also to ensure inclusive growth and social inclusion at large.
The volume is the outcome of the national workshop on “Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management” during 4–5 April, 2017 followed by the
international conference on “Scientific and Indigenous Bio-cultural Knowledge in
Understanding Climate Change in Biodiversity Hotspots to Develop Strategies for
Socio-ecological Development: Data Availability, Requirement and Gaps” during
27–28 July, 2017 held in Assam University, Silchar (AUS). These events were
organized jointly by the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources
(CEENR) of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, and
Assam University’s Department of Economics and Department of Life Science &
Bioinformatics. For these events, financial support was received from various funding agencies, such as (i) Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Govt.
of India, (ii) Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC),
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, (iii) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Govt. of India, and (iv) Science and Engineering
Research Board, (SERB), DST, Govt. of India. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Assam
University Prof. Dilip Chandra Nath inaugurated the events and scholars from academic institutions in India and abroad have participated and presented papers in
these events. We take this opportunity to express deep, sincere and whole-hearted
thanks and gratitude to the funding agencies for giving us the privilege to organize
the events in Assam University, Silchar in association with CEENR, ISEC, Bengaluru, India which culminated into this volume. Since the topic of this volume is
highly interdisciplinary therefore, scholars from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT) Kanpur; G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD), Almora; Gujarat Institute of Development
Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad; Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC),
Bengaluru; CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIRNEERI), Nagpur; Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Pondicherry University,
Puducherry; Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi were invited to
contribute chapters on their grounded research work for publication in this volume.
We extend our sincere thanks to all the paper contributors who made presentations
during the academic events held in Silchar and authors from invited papers for their
contribution for publication in this volume.
We are highly thankful to Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Assam University Prof.
Dilip Chandra Nath and the Director of ISEC Prof. M. G. Chandrakanth for their
continuous support and cooperation in organizing the events in Silchar. Their support and highly motivated encouragements have enabled the faculty from AUS and
CEENR, ISEC for undertaking collaborative research on various issues related to