LAKE 2016 : Conference on Conservation and Sustainable Management of Ecologically Sensitive Regions in Western Ghats

Papers are invited on the following themes from researchers, planners, development managers, economists and social scientists, school (VIII – XII students) and college students, school and college teachers.

Topics for Paper Presentation/ Poster in Lake 2016:

1. Wetlands for future: sustainable livelihood;
2. Food and water security, people’s livelihood;
3. Climate Change and Ecological Sensitiveness of Western Ghats;
4. Biodiversity& Ecology: Western Ghats;
5. Wetlands and swamps: Restoration, Conservation and Management;
6. Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Linkages
7. Land use, Land cover dynamics in Western Ghats
8. Carrying Capacity of Western Ghats;
9. Carrying capacity of river basins in Western Ghats;
10. Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and services;
11. Sacred Groves (kans, devarakadu) and Myristica Swamps;
12. Eco-Tourism in Western Ghats and Carbon sequestration;
13. Application of Geoinformatics in Wetland Management;
14. Natural and Anthropogenic disasters;
15. Limnology, aquatic ecology, biodiversity and prospects of bio-monitoring;
16. Pollution –terrestrial and aquatic - Monitoring and Management, bioremediation;
17. Sustainable Agriculture and organic farming;
18. Coastal ecosystems – Biodiversity, Ecology, Productivity and livelihood aspects;
19. Prospects of Renewable Energy (solar, biofuel, bioenergy) and Energy Conservation;
20. Environmental Education and Sustainable Development;
21. Environment Ethics and Green Technology;
22. Environment Literacy.

There are three awards in students and teachers category— High School (VIII, IX, X); College (XI, XII and UG) and Teachers (school and college). Awards for the best paper presentation would include a Certificate and a Memento. The best posters would be similarly, awarded.