PAYMENT
UNIT-III:
BIODIVERSITY AND BIOTIC RESOURCES:
INTRODUCTION, DEFINITION, GENETIC, SPECIES
AND ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY. VALUE OF
BIODIVERSITY; CONSUMPTIVE USE, PRODUCTIVE
USE, SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AESTHETIC AND OPTIONAL
VALUES. INDIA AS A MEGA DIVERSITY
NATION, HOT SPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY. FIELD
VISIT. THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY: HABITAT
LOSS, POACHING OF WILDLIFE, MAN-WILDLIFE
CONFLICTS; CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY:
IN-SITU AND EX-SITU CONSERVATION. NATIONAL
BIODIVERSITY ACT.