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Wetlands and Biodiversity

Five of the projects under this theme explore the economy-wetlands inter-linkages through case studies from across the country. Another four projects attempt valuation of Protected Areas or forests. A range of valuation methods are used by the case studies in various parts of India. Analysis of primary and secondary data, results and policy implications should be of great value.

Urban wetlands

 Wetlands located in the urban areas provide a range of economic and ecological services to the society. The importance and contribution of the urban wetlands in the sustenance of the urban agglomerations is often not appreciated and understood. EERC funded four projects under this theme viz. East Calcutta wetlands, Bhoj wetland in Bhopal, Yamuna river in Delhi and Lake Nainital in Himalayas. The fifth project tries to link the interactions between degradation of several water bodies and wetlands and economic development in the state of West Bengal.

Protected area Economics

Four projects, examine the protected area-economics interface in the context of Gir forests, Bhitarkanita mangroves and Pench National Park and the forests in Western Ghats.


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Wetland and Biodiversity

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Valuation of the Bhitarkanika Mangrove Ecosystem for Ecological Security and Sustainable Resource Use    Ruchi Badola, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Conservation of Gir Ecosystem: Assessment of Benefits and Costs under Alternative Management Systems   Amita Shah, GIDR, Ahmedabad
Economics of Protected Area: A Case Study of Pench National Park   Anjali Kulkarni, Nagpur University, Nagpur
Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation: The Case of Tropical Forests in the Western Ghats    K N Ninan, Insititute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
Valuation of Ecological Functions and Benefits: A Case Study of Wetland Ecosystems Along the Yamuna River Corridors of Delhi Region   Lallan Prasad, University of Delhi, Delhi
Economic Valuation of Bhoj Wetlands for Sustainable Use  Madhu Verma, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
Integrated Management of Water Resources of Lake Nainital and its Watershed: An Environmental Economics Approach   S P Singh, Kumaon University, Nainital
Environmental Conservation and Valuation of East Calcutta Wetlands   Kunal Chattopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Degradation of Water Bodies and Wetlands in West Bengal: Interaction with Economic Development  T K Das, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

 


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