Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation
Date: 21-10-2024
Event Venue/Time: Village:Bhagowal, Distt.: Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Organizing unit/ agency/ collaborating agency: Department of Electrical Engineering, UIET, SBBSU
Number of Participants05
Activity Report
Objectives:
- To create public awareness about the importance of biodiversity conservation.
Highlights:
The Electrical Engineering Department, UIET, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University (SBBSU), Jalandhar organized an extension activity on the topic "Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation" at Village: Bhagowal, Distt.: Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, on 21st October 2024.
A total of 5 students and 3 faculty/staff members organized the extension activity.
What is Biodiversity Conservation?
Biodiversity conservation is the protection and management of biodiversity to obtain resources for sustainable development. It has three main objectives:
- To preserve the diversity of species.
- Sustainable utilization of species and ecosystem.
- To maintain life-supporting systems and essential ecological processes.
Biodiversity and Its Conservation Methods:
Biodiversity refers to the variability of life on earth. It can be conserved in the following ways:
- In-situ Conservation
- Ex-situ Conservation
Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation:
Following are the important strategies for biodiversity conservation:
- All the varieties of food, timber plants, livestock, microbes, and agricultural animals should be conserved.
- All the economically important organisms should be identified and conserved.
- Unique ecosystems should be preserved first.
- The resources should be utilized efficiently.
- Poaching and hunting of wild animals should be prevented.
- The reserves and protected areas should be developed carefully.
- The levels of pollutants should be reduced in the environment.
- Deforestation should be strictly prohibited.
- Environmental laws should be followed strictly.
- The useful and endangered species of plants and animals should be conserved in their natural as well as artificial habitats.
- Public awareness should be created regarding biodiversity conservation and its importance.