26-28 March 2010

Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal
Uttarakhand, India

Scientific Programs

Session 1: Value of Biodiversity&Ecosystem Services   Session 2: Policy & Laws on Biodiversity   Session 3: Natural Product & Drug Discovery
  • raditional Knowledge
  • raditional Complementary Medicine
  • Taxonomy/Inventory/ Conservation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Ecosystem services (provisioning, regulating and cultural services
  • Spiritual and religious values
  • Strategies & funds for commercialization
 
  • Intellectual Property Right
  • Biodiversity & Conservation laws
  • Access and Benefit Sharing
  • Regulation
  • Biosafety
 
  • atural products (plants, microbes, marines)
  • Product development
  • Essential oil
  • Cancer therapy
  • Cosmeceuticals
  • Nutriceuticals
  • Pharmaceuticals
         
Session 4: Determinants of biodiversity and drivers of Biodiversity change   Session 5: Industrial & Agrobiotechnology and Biocontrol   Session 6: Crop &Food /Flavour Biotechnology
  • Role of predators and competitors
  • Biodiversity, natural resources and conservation strategies
  • Alien invasive species and biodiversity
  • Wetland biodiversity and biomanipulation
 
  • Enzymes
  • Fermentation
  • Vaccine
  • Biopolymer
  • Biofuel
  • Biocontrol of pests and disease vectors
  • Agrobiotech
 
  • Genetically Modified Food (GMF)
  • Food modifiers
  • Taste modifiers
  • Flavour enhancers
  • Fragrance
  • Transgenic crops
 

Presentation Schedule

 

THEME

Biodiversity – Biotechnology: Gateway to Discoveries, Sustainable Utilization and Wealth Creation. Key areas to be addressed:

  • Biodiversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Bioremediation
  • Biofilms in Ecology and Medicine
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Environmental management
  • Environmental legislation & policy
  • Integrated territorial and environmental risk analysis
  • Ecosystems analysis, protection and remediation
  • Social and cultural issues
  • Environmental economics
  • Sustainable Development