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Bioprospecting of Indigenous Bioresources of North-East India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Bioprospecting of Indigenous Bioresources of North-East India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This work is a comprehensive information on the indigenous
bioresources of North Eastern India with the scope of
bioprospecting for discovery and commercialization of new sources
and products and long-term ecological balance. The exploration,
conservation and sustainable utilization of bioresources of world's
Megabiodiversity Hotspots are undeniable. North Eastern India is a
recognised biodiversity hot spot where the evolutionary forces are
at its optimum, making this region as centre of origin for many
species. Although little bit exploratory studies have been
conducted in this part of the globe but a scientific exploitation
of the bioresources is almost lacking. Unscientific exploitation
and overexploitation without proper knowledge of the bioresources
may lead to imbalanced ecosystem of this mega diversity region. At
the same time, very less exploration and exploitation will hamper
biodiversity based development. Today, unscientific dramatic
changes are underway in this region. Human activities are changing,
degrading and destroying the bioresources in an unplanned manner.
Scientific bioprospecting of the bioresources will boost the
economy while ensuring conservation. This book offers comprehensive
information about various levels of bioprospecting of the gene pool
of this Indo-Burma Mega Biodiversity Hot Spot, the North East
India, which is endowed with huge biodiversity potential for
exploration and exploitation for the benefit of humankind. Also,
this book highlights the less and merely explored part of the
indigenous biodiversity of North East India with explanation
towards their better sustainable exploitation for benefit of the
people, economy and environment. The novelty of the book lies in
expert coverage of the bioresources of this mega-diverse region
including plants, microbes, insects etc. with provisions for their
sustainable scientific utilization. This book portrays North East
India as a melting pot of bioresources which are little explored
and also those resources which are still to be explored. The book
mainly highlights the bioprospecting approaches for North East
Indian bioresources, and thus, it make itself a unique one in
filling the knowledge gap that is there regarding the
bioprospecting of the biodiversity of this special region on the
earth. The book concludes by the ecotourism potential of this
region. The target audiences for this book include biodiversity
economists who are working on technology and bioresource management
issues, and especially on biotechnology and biodiversity,
development economists addressing the issues of bioresources in
developing countries. These people may be in academia, in
government, in non-governmental organizations and in private
companies. The other target audiences group is policy scholars in
government/public sectors who are interested in issues of
biotechnology, IPRs, and biodiversity. In addition,
scholars/experts in both development studies and resource
management studies form another group of target audiences. Also,
the book will be useful for the interaction between developed and
developing nations regarding the issues of biodiversity and
bioprospecting, as North Eastern India is the hub of Biodiversity.
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