Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection has attained vital importance and no section of society can overlook it. This book is the outcome of joint efforts of the scientific community and general public for developing realistic strategies for environmental management in urban as well as rural areas. It includes information on environmental education, merits, shortcomings and corrective measures of public laws concerning environmental protection, management strategies for wildlife and forest conservation, floristic and faunic components of Indian forests and role of NGOs in the control of environmental pollution. Also included are alternatives to synthetic pesticides, conservation and management of natural resources for sustainable development, realistic and effective measures for public involvement in the conservation of biodiversity, ecofriendly approach for disease, weed and pest control, use of biofertilisers and its impact on soil health, especially under Indian agricultural and horticultural ecosystems.