Course Schedule
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Day 1 and 2
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Ecosystems, basic characteristics of ecosystems, Levels of Organisation: From Species to Ecosystems, Types of ecosystems - Introduction Forest Ecosystems: Importance, types of forests, functioning of forest ecosystem… |
Day 2
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Vegetation sampling techniques – field data collection |
Day 3
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Maps, cartography, Geographic information system |
Day 4
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Spatial data – Introduction, brief introduction to Remote sensing, GIS |
Day 5
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Remote sensing data classification - Assessment of different land uses |
Day 6
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Field Data collection – Quantification of biomass (transect based quadrat sampling) |
Day 7
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Carbon sequestration, quantification of carbon sequestered in the terrestrial biomass |
Day 7
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Understanding pollination services, seed dispersal services, groundwater recharge… |
Day 8
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Soil – types, characterization, soil degradation, conservation and management |
Day 9
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Watershed, flood plains, buffer zone – treatment and management |
Day 10
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Understanding vegetation, hydrology, ecology and biodiversity linkages |
Day 11
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Quantification of Ecosystem Goods and Services |
Day 12
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Valuation of Goods and Services |
Day 13
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Regulating Services from Forest Ecosystem, Information services |
Day 14
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Field data collection – quantification |
Day 15
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Guest lectures and presentation of working group (participants) |
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Topics
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Details GSDP course on “Valuation of ecosystem goods and services”
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GSDP Course conducted by: |
Indian Institute of Science, ENVIS centre – Western Ghats Biodiversity and Ecology, CES & EMPRI, Envis Centre, Bangalore |
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Title of the Course: |
Certificate Course in: the “valuation of ecosystem goods and services” Forest ecosystems are critical habitats for diverse biological diversity and perform array of ecological services that provide food, water, shelter, aesthetic beauty, etc. Valuation of the services and goods provided by the forest ecosystem would aid in the micro level policy design for the conservation and sustainable management of ecosystems. Main objective is to value the ecosystems goods and services. This involves assessment of total economic value (TEV) of the ecosystem considering provisioning, regulating, supporting and information services provided by the ecosystem. Class room briefing and sessions – one week training programme |
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Duration of the Course: |
No. of Months/No. of Hours: 15 days, 105 hours |
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No. of Students per Batch: |
Total strength of Students in one Batch: 25-40 (depending on the budget). Will allow few local students who do not require accommodation on campus |
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No. of Batches per Year: |
Total No. of Training Programmes in a year: 1 (depends on the budget and response to the first announcement) |
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Fees (if proposed) |
Fees (Registration/Course) if any: No fee for the individuals selected by the ministry and forest department (/government) |
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Course Leaflet |
Brochure/Leaflet of the proposed GSDP Course (if draft readily available) Available at http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/stc/index.htm |