Table of Contents

Section I: Assessment of Biodiversity; 1. Fungal Biodiversity in Forests: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges; Introduction; Materials and Methodology; Results and Discussion; Diversity of Fungi in India; Fungi Communities and Ecology; Fungal Biodiversity Conservation; Conclusion; References; 2. Spiders (Araneae) in Bhyundar Valley of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve; Introduction; Materials and Methodology; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgements; References. 3. Status of the Forest and Wildlife in the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Discussion; References; 4. Population and Management of Medicinal Plants in Chhattisgarh; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 5. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Mapping the Plant Resources of Odisha; Introduction; Study Area; Materials and Methodology; Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; 6. Chemical Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. on Some Economically Important Vegetables; Introduction; Materials and Methodology; Statistical Analysis; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 7. Genetic Factors Contributing to Plants Vulnerability and Extinction; Introduction; Genetic Characters and Extinction; Comparison of Rare and Widespread Species; Implications for Conservation; Conclusion; References; 8. Use of Geospatial Techniques in Monitoring and Management of Biodiversity of Urban Ecosystems; Introduction; Monitoring Urban Biodiversity; Urban Biodiversity and Sustainability; RS-GIS Applications in Urban Biodiversity Management; Future Research; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Section II: Community, Livelihood, and Management of Biodiversity; 9. From Cabbage to Conservation: Case of Community Forest Conservation by Hmong Tribe in Northern Thailand; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 10. Increasing Livelihood Security through Kuth Cultivation in Tons Watershed, Garhwal Himalaya; Introduction; Uttarakhand: A State Of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; Collection practices of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; Role of SHER in farming of Kuth; References; 11. Case Study of Traditional Agroecosystems in Patharkot Village, Uttarakhand; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Structure of the System; Conclusion; References; 12. Conservation and Livelihood Links of Joint Management of Protected Area in Phutoei National Park, Thailand; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 13. Sustainable Utilization and Management of Timur by Communities in Uttarakhand. Introduction; Materials; Study Area; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 14. Ethno-taxonomical Study of Medicinal Plants in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 15. Indigenous Knowledge, Use of NTFPs, and Biodiversity Conservation in Uttarakhand; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Section III: Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation; 16. Climate Change and Challenges of Biodiversity Conservation; Introduction; Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity; Climate Change Mitigation Strategies and CDM Projects; References; 17. Role of Forests and Associated Traditional Knowledge of Local Communities in Climate Change Adaptation; Introduction; Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forests and Forest-dependent Communities; Sustainable Forest Management and Climate Change Adaptation; Indigenous Knowledge on Coping Strategies; Discussion and Conclusion; References; 18. Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies of Climate Change for Sustainable Agriculture; Introduction; Brief Overview of Climate Change in India; Linkages Between Agriculture and Climate Change; Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture; Climate Change Concern in Horticulture; Animal Husbandry and Climate Change; Climate Change Concern in Fisheries; Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector; Suggestive Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 19. Climate Change Mitigation: Potential of Growing Tree Species of Medicinal Value; Introduction; Study Area; Methodology; Results; Net Present Value; Discussion and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Audience: Scientists, Researchers, Practitioners, Professionals of Biodiversity, Climate Change; Shelving: Climate Change Studies, Environmental Sciences and Studies, Social Sciences, Life Sciences.