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Divided into three sections, this book explores the three main
pillars of sustainable development, namely economy, environment and
society, and their interlinkages at the regional level. The first
section, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for sustainable
development, focuses on international agreements and national
legislation, as well as the challenges in implementing ABS in e.g.
India. In turn, the second section examines the process of forming
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at the Local Self
Government (LSG) level to promote environmental sustainability,
highlighting local and community-level conservation initiatives
that have led to the conservation of habitats and species. The
third section addresses poverty eradication and food security. The
case studies included demonstrate how the combination of
traditional knowledge and modern techniques can enhance the
productivity of traditional crop varieties, yielding greater
benefits for communities. The aim of this volume is to disseminate
the lessons learned from these case studies, as well as the
findings from projects already in place, which can offer
recommendations that can be applied to similar problems elsewhere
in an attempt to find environmental solutions for sustainable
development. Further, it introduces readers to new approaches to
inclusive development, demonstrating that participation and grass
root empowerment are key drivers of equitable and sustainable
development.
Divided into three sections, this book explores the three main
pillars of sustainable development, namely economy, environment and
society, and their interlinkages at the regional level. The first
section, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) for sustainable
development, focuses on international agreements and national
legislation, as well as the challenges in implementing ABS in e.g.
India. In turn, the second section examines the process of forming
Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at the Local Self
Government (LSG) level to promote environmental sustainability,
highlighting local and community-level conservation initiatives
that have led to the conservation of habitats and species. The
third section addresses poverty eradication and food security. The
case studies included demonstrate how the combination of
traditional knowledge and modern techniques can enhance the
productivity of traditional crop varieties, yielding greater
benefits for communities. The aim of this volume is to disseminate
the lessons learned from these case studies, as well as the
findings from projects already in place, which can offer
recommendations that can be applied to similar problems elsewhere
in an attempt to find environmental solutions for sustainable
development. Further, it introduces readers to new approaches to
inclusive development, demonstrating that participation and grass
root empowerment are key drivers of equitable and sustainable
development.
Being a complex disease that affects millions of people world over,
cancer research has assumed great significance. Translational
cancer research transforms scientific discoveries in the laboratory
or population studies into clinical application to reduce incidence
of cancer , morbidity and mortality. It is becoming increasingly
evident that cancer is a preventable disease. The IVth
International Symposium on Translational Cancer Research held in
Udaipur, India in December 2011, discussed various aspects of the
biological processes in cancer cells and approaches to cancer
prevention. A few contributions from this meeting are presented in
this book, providing an in depth analysis of data on cancer
prevention and therapeutics. These contributions are either
critical reviews or research reports. The topics discussed include
evidence-based nutritional recommendations for cancer patients and
survivors, risk factors such as stress, enrichment of tumour stem
cells by anticancer drug treatment contributing to tumour
recurrence and the mechanism of anticancer effects of various
natural products. Chemosensitizing effect of curcumin, anti-cancer
effect of products from neem, action of sulforaphane and cytotoxic
effect of a number of novel synthetic coordination complexes of
trace metals have been discussed. Novel molecular targets of
angiogenesis and molecular basis of the gender bias to thyroid
cancer have also been discussed . This book provides useful
information on translational cancer research to clinicians and
biomedical scientists.
This book deals with the economic potentials of biodiversity and
its capacity to support its own conservation aiming to provide
livelihood for millions engaged in conservation, both now and for
future generations. The book highlights the potentials of natural
resources which are characterized as capital wealth (as defined in
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), to finance its own
conservation and to provide livelihood means to people who conserve
it. The book is divided into five Parts. PART I explains about the
Premise of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), PART II describes
about the Technology Transfer, PART III will provide details about
the Access to Genetic Resources and Access to Associated
Traditional Knowledge & Benefit Sharing, PART IV is the
Implementation of ABS mechanisms and PART V is about ABS and its
Economics. This book will be of interest to biodiversity policy
makers, administrators, university and college students,
researchers, biodiversity conservationists.
Being a complex disease that affects millions of people world over,
cancer research has assumed great significance. Translational
cancer research transforms scientific discoveries in the laboratory
or population studies into clinical application to reduce incidence
of cancer , morbidity and mortality. It is becoming increasingly
evident that cancer is a preventable disease. The IVth
International Symposium on Translational Cancer Research held in
Udaipur, India in December 2011, discussed various aspects of the
biological processes in cancer cells and approaches to cancer
prevention. A few contributions from this meeting are presented in
this book, providing an in depth analysis of data on cancer
prevention and therapeutics. These contributions are either
critical reviews or research reports. The topics discussed include
evidence-based nutritional recommendations for cancer patients and
survivors, risk factors such as stress, enrichment of tumour stem
cells by anticancer drug treatment contributing to tumour
recurrence and the mechanism of anticancer effects of various
natural products. Chemosensitizing effect of curcumin, anti-cancer
effect of products from neem, action of sulforaphane and cytotoxic
effect of a number of novel synthetic coordination complexes of
trace metals have been discussed. Novel molecular targets of
angiogenesis and molecular basis of the gender bias to thyroid
cancer have also been discussed . This book provides useful
information on translational cancer research to clinicians and
biomedical scientists.
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