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Manan Bhan ¹, Dhruba Sharma ¹, A. S. Ashwin ¹, Swapan Mehra ¹

Affiliations
1 IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt Ltd, Lado Sarai, New Delhi 110 030, IN

Abstract

According to the India State of Forests Report 2015, forest cover comprises 21.34% of India's total geographical area. This is significantly less than the 33% forest and tree cover envisaged under the National Forest Policy 1988 (ref. 2). In addition to providing vital ecosystem services, these forests support the livelihoods of people in nearly 173,000 'forest fringe villages'. Industrial and developmental projects in these forest areas, such as building of dams, mining and construction of roads, may have environmental impacts, including threats to the long-term sustenance of forest cover.

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Dhruba Sharma ¹, Shannon Olsson ¹, Uma Ramakrishnan ¹

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1 Chemical Ecology, National Centre for Biological Science, GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bengaluru-560 065, IN

Abstract

DBT's chemical ecology network programme entitled 'Chemical Ecology of the North East Region (NER) of India: A Collaborative Programme Linking NER and Bangalore Researchers' is a novel, exciting and multidisciplinary programme in the field of chemical ecology. It is also a multi-institutional programme linking three Bengaluru-based institutions, i.e. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, TIFR), University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) with five institutions from the North East, i.e., Nagaland Science and Technology Council, Kohima; North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal; Regional Centre-Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Sikkim, and Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar. The programme leverages opportunities in the NE states, which offer unique natural resources and possibilities for field research in chemical ecology.

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