FORESTRY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Kodagu, Karnataka, India - 571216.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION & CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
(20th to 22nd February 2025)
The conservation and management of biodiversity is crucial for achieving poverty reduction and sustainable development (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005). India is biodiversity-rich nation that supports 18% of the world’s population with only 2.4% of the world’s total land area. Remarkably, it is a part of four global biodiversity hotspots that have high concentrations of endemic taxa and some of the biggest remaining wild populations of large, wide-ranging mammals.
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Biodiversity: Status, Threats and its Conservation
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Status and documentation of biodiversity
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Biodiversity and climate change
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Invasive species and its impact on biodiversity
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Geomatics in biodiversity conservation
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Agrobiodiversity
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Bioprospecting and Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources
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Sustainable harvesting and value addition of forest resources
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Bioprospecting of biological resources
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Biodiversity and livelihood
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Bamboo resources and its sustainable utilization
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Underutilized fruits and their potential for domestication
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Climate Change: Present Scenario and Future Challenges
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Climate change and its impact on forest resources
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Climate change and its impacts on aquatic and marine ecosystems
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Climate change mitigation potential of forests and agroforests
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Carbon footprint and forest certification
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Opportunities and challenges in carbon trading
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Alternative energy sources to combat climate change
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Impact of pollution on life forms, ecosystems and human health
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Renewable energy sources and its importance
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Green initiatives to combat climate change
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Current trends and advances in biofuels and alternative energy sources
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Wood as a raw material and alternative source of energy
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Conference tour: One-day conference tour will be organized on 22nd February 2025 to Biodiversity conservation areas.
Themes for the conference
Important Deadlines
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Last date of submission of abstracts: 21st December 2024
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Acceptance of abstracts: 4th January 2025
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Late date for registration: 11th January 2025 (Without fine)
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Last date for submission of Full-length papers: 25th January 2025
Registration form
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Organizing Committee:
Patrons
Dr. R C Jagadeesha, Vice Chancellor, Iruvakki campus, KSNUAHS, Shivamogga.
Dr. S V Suresha, Vice Chancellor, UAS, Bangalore
Dr. P. L. Patil, Vice Chancellor, UAS, Dharwad
Dr. M Hanumanthappa, Vice Chancellor, UAS, Raichur
Dr. Vishnuvardhana, Vice Chancellor, UHS, Bagalkot
Organizing Committee Chairman:
Dr. G M Devagiri, Dean (Forestry), College of Forestry, Ponnampet.
Organizing Secretaries:
Dr. Sathish, B. N., Assoc. Professor and Head, Dept. of Forest Product & Utilization, CoF, Ponnampet
Dr. Hareesh, T.S. Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Forest Product & Utilization, CoF, Ponnampet
Dr. B G Nayak, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Natural Resource Management, CoF, Ponnampet
Co-Organizing secretary:
Mr. Prakash Kanive, Secretary, Forestry Alumni Association - FORAL
College of Forestry, Ponnampet
Organizers and Partners
