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Biodiversity Working Group
Biodiversity
Working Group
Thematic Focus
■ Mainstreaming biodiversity into production systems
in coastal, marine and freshwater ecosystems
■ Criteria for selection
– Representation (coastal/marine, river systems, lakes, high
altitude wetlands)
– Biodiversity values
– Threats from production systems (unsustainable
exploitation, pollution, land use change)
Cross cutting issues (awareness, baseline info,
technical capacity, coordination, ABS, traditional
knowledge, community participation, supportive
policies)
Priority sites, issues, and partners
Rivers
Global
Biodiversity
Values
Key
Conservation
Issues
Partners (nongovt)
Chambal
Endangered
fauna
Free-flowing river
Sand mining
Water extraction
Agricultural
pollution
WII, GMTF, WWF,
Gwalior
University
W. Ghats rivers &
streams (w
flowing, S of Goa)
Endemic species
(fish and others)
Infrastructure
development
Watershed
degradation
Pollution?
RRC, ZSI,
ATREE, KFRI,
WWF, FIP,
TBGRI, CES.
SACON
Indus Basin
(upper reaches?)
Endemic species
Pollution
Infrastructure
Water extraction
GBPIHED, PSC,
PAU, BSI, ZSI
Lakes
Global
Biodiversity
Values
Key
Potential
Conservation Partners
Issues
To be
Various
selected from
Wetlands of
National
Importance
Site specific
(Pollution,
land use
change,
draining of
wetlands)
Various
HAWS
GLOF
Land use
change
Tourism
Various
Endemics
Marine/Coas Global
tal/Brackish Biodiversity
Key Conservation Potential
Issues
Partners
Orissa
Endangered,
endemic, migratory
species
Ramsar site
Fisheries/by-catch
Infrastructure
Sedimentation
Aquaculture
CDA, ZSI, OMRCC,
WII, WLSO, TATA,
Behrampur U, Assn.
for Integrated Dev,
XIM/CENDRET,
Vasundhara, RAC
Gujarat
Resilient corals
Endangered spp
Ecosystem
diversity
Infrastructure
Pollution
(industrial/domesti
c)
IIMA, SAC, GF, FES,
GES, GUIDE,
CMSCRI, CMFRI,
ZSI, BSI, WII
Sunderbans
Tiger!
Endangered
species
Mangrove
ecosystem
Climate change
Aquaculture
Pollution
Fisheries
Jadavpur U, BSI,
ZSI, WWF, TSRD,
NEWS, SEEDS,
Kolkatta U, Kalyani
U, HCWS
Values
Key government partners at state level (planning,
development, implementation)
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State Forest Departments
Fisheries Departments
Irrigation Depts
Agriculture Depts.
Rural Development Dept.
State Pollution Control Boards
State Aquaculture Authorities
State Biodiversity Boards
State Maritime Boards
State Coastal Zone Regulatory Authorities
Criteria for further prioritisation
■ Global Biodiversity (endemics, migratory, international
designation, unique ecosystems)
■ Ownership by state govt and other key stakeholders
■ Key production sectors for engagement
■ Existing capacity/institutional arrangements
■ Opportunities for pvt sector collaboration
■ Community participation
■ Leveraging co-financing
■ Ongoing programmes
■ Policy framework (existing/implementation)
■ Potential to link into larger policy agendas (conservation
or development)