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Environment

Ecology and Environment Notes Part 8- National Parks in India

Definition  National Park is a suitable place for biodiversity conservation. National Park declared by the Central Government such animal or any article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat [derived from such…

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May 25, 2018
Environment

Ecology and Environment Notes Part 9 – Wild Life Sanctuaries

Definition  Sanctuary is an area which is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, Geo-morphological, natural or zoological significance. The Sanctuary is declared for the purpose of protecting, propagating or developing wildlife…

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May 25, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 10 – Biosphere Reserves in India

Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are representative parts of natural and cultural landscapes extending over a large area of terrestrial or coastal/marine ecosystems or a combination thereof and representative examples of bio-geographic…

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May 25, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 6 – Basel Convention and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Basel Convention The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on 22 March 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Basel,…

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May 24, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 7 – UNFCCC, KYOTO PROTOCOL, Bonn Convention and Ramsar Convention

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) It is an international environmental treaty that was produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) (informally known as…

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May 24, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 5 – Vienna Convention, Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Vienna Convention MONTREAL PROTOCOL Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Rotterdam Convention Basel Convention Convention on Biological Diversity Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: Nagoya Protocol Aichi…

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May 24, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 2 – Ecosystem and Wetlands

Energy Flow in Ecosystem Ecosystem obtains energy from the sun, which, is trapped by producers via photosynthesis and is converted into chemical energy. The chemical energy is converted into mechanical…

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May 23, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 3 – Coral Reefs, Biomes, Community and Population

Coral Reefs Coral is a plant-animal superorganism, an alga called zooxanthellae, grow inside the tissues of the animal polyp, thus exhibits mutualism between polyps & algae Located generally between 30…

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May 23, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 4 – Causes of Loss of Biodiversity

Causes of Loss of Biodiversity The accelerated rate of species extinction is largely due to human activities. There are 4-major causes, called ‘The Evil Quartet’, for the loss of biodiversity…

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May 23, 2018
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Ecology and Environment Notes Part 1 – Ecosystem

Ecology is a distribution and abundance of living organisms and their relationship with the environment. It is a branch of biological science. There are four basic concepts of ecology which…

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April 16, 2018
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