Biodiversity for Sustainable Development

Part I. Access and Benefit Sharing for Sustainable Development

1. International and National Framework on Access and Benefit Sharing
Ashwani Kumar, T. P. Singh, Shilpa Gautam

2. Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism under the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Pratibha Brahmi, Vandana Tyagi

3. Contributions of the Corporate Sector to Sustainable Development
Ramakrishna Arkalgud

4. Biodiversity, Access and Benefit Sharing in India: A Critical Analysis
A. K. Ghosh

5. Access and Benefit Sharing in India: Challenges Ahead
R. V. Varma

6. Ethnopharmacology, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
P. Pushpangadan, V. George, T. P. Ijinu, S. Rajasekharan

7. Can Benefi ts Be Shared? Three Tangles for Access and Benefit Sharing
Kanchi Kohli, Shalini Bhutani

8. Bio-resources Valuation for Ensuring Equity in Access and Benefit Sharing: Issues and Challenges
Prakash Nelliyat

9. Green GSDP for Sustainable Development
Reethu Singh, N. Soujanya, Vipin Singh, S. R. Keshava, K. H. Vinaya Kumar, Ritu Kakkar

Part II. Biodiversity Governance for Sustainable Development

10. Decentralized Governance for Sustainable Development
N. B. Mithrambika, K. P. Laladhas, Preetha Nilayangode, Oommen V. Oommen

11. Community Conservation of Marine Turtles and Sustainable Ecosystems
K. P. Laladhas, Preetha Nilayangode, Sujith V. Gopalan, L. Divya, Oommen V. Oommen

12. Grassroots Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability
Preetha Nilayangode, K. P. Laladhas, G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Annie Mathai, B. Baijulal, Oommen V. Oommen

13. Conservation Through Payment for Ecosystem Services
K. P. Laladhas, Sujith V. Gopalan, Preetha Nilayangode, Oommen V. Oommen

14. Geographical Indications and Sustainable Livelihood
Preetha Nilayangode, G. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, K. P. Laladhas, Oommen V. Oommen

15. Grassroot Initiatives for Sustainable Livelihood
N. Anil Kumar, Parameswaran Prajeesh, K. P. Smitha

Part III. Biodiversity for Sustainable Livelihood

16. Release of Indigenous Tribal Community from Debt Trap
Sanjayan Kumar, S. M. Vairavel

17. Sustainable Development of Idamalakudy: A Tribal Panchayat
B. Baijulal, Preetha Nilayangode, K. P. Laladhas, Oommen V. Oommen

18. Meliponiculture for Pollination Support, Yield Enhancement and Poverty Eradication
S. Devanesan, K. S. Premila, K. K. Shailaja

19. Sustainable Use of Wild Yams (Dioscorea) by Tribal Communities in Kerala, India
V. Balakrishnan, N. Anil Kumar

20. Sustainability of Native Fish Broods and Rural Livelihood
Sujith V. Gopalan, Linda John, K. P. Laladhas, Oommen V. Oommen

21. Restoring Fish Habitats for Sustainable Livelihood
Linda John, K. P. Laladhas, Oommen V. Oommen

22. Sustainable Livestock Farming: Issues and Concepts
T. P. Sethumadhavan

23. Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: A Retrospect
Preetha Nilayangode, K. P. Laladhas, Oommen V. Oommen

Keywords: Environment, Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice