| Global Environmental Issues |
Eco-conservation |
| Pollution Control |
Green Production |
| Energy Conservation |
Disease Prevention |
| Waste Management |
Eco-agriculture |
| Disaster Management |
Public Awareness |
| Biotechnology |
Social Issues |
| Sustainable Development |
Legislation |
Themes
Conference sessions will be organized around 13 major thrust areas. Each theme or topic will refer to a set of issues of particular relevance for protecting our environment. The themes are:
1. Global Environmental Issues
- Greenhouse house effect, global warming, carbon emission, climate change, acid rain and ozone layer depletion
- Energy crisis in urban and rural sectors
- Decline in natural productivity
2. Eco-conservation
- Planning for proper land use
- Control of landscape spoilage
- Conservation and management of water
- Conservation and management of land and marine resources
- Conservation and management of soil
- Measures to conserve wild life
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA) in maintaining environmental quality
- Search for alternatives and promotion of renewable resources
3. Pollution Control
- Strategies for reducing pollution of air (indoor & outdoor), water and soil e.g. tree plantation, population control, biological control etc.
- Control measures for noise, radiation and nuclear pollutions
- Use of efficient and eco-friendly technology
4. Green Production
Green production is a business strategy that focuses on profitability through environmentally friendly operating processes. Its three fundamental goals are : 1) minimize emissions, effluents, and accidents; 2) minimize the use of virgin materials and non-renewable forms of energy; and 3) minimize the life-cycle cost (cradle to grave) of products or services.
- Ecofriendly business strategies based on the principle of environmental sustainability
- Pollution prevention in industrial production
- Pollution controls or recycling programs when manufacturing goods.
- Minimizing the impact of the manufacturing process on the environment at every stage
- Green use of raw materials and products
- Transformation of input (raw material use) and output (product disposition) processes
- Reliance on recyclable or renewable materials, new energy and material conservation initiatives, and replenishment programs such as forest replanting programs
- Green packaging
- Greening organizations and their sites
5. Energy Conservation
- Use of non-conventional energy sources bio-mass, solar, wind, ocean, hydel and geothermal
- Nuclear power as a viable alternative
- Efficiency in production, transportation and utilisation of energy
- Planning and management of energy; future sources of energy– hydrogen, alcohol and fuel cells
- Enhancing efficiency of the devices and optimising energy utilisation
6. Disease Prevention
- Diseases caused by air pollution: Asthma, cold, influenza, swine flue, chicken pox, TB, silicosis, bronchitis etc.
- Diseases due to water pollution: Cholera, typhoid, dysentery, minamata disease, hepatitis etc.
- Food borne diseases: Botulism, food poisoning (bacterial, fungal, viral etc.)
7. Waste Management
- Need for 3 R’s: Reduce, reuse and recycle waste
- Sources of waste: Domestic, industrial, agricultural and commercial
- Classification of waste: Biodegradable, non-biodegradable; toxic, non-toxic and biomedical
- Impact of waste accumulation : Spoilage of landscape, pollution, health hazards, effect on terrestrial and aquatic (fresh water and marine ) life
- Methods of safe disposal of waste: Segregation, dumping, composting, drainage, treatment of effluents before discharge, incineration, use of scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators
- Handling and management of hazardous wastes, materials and processes including nuclear ones
8. Eco-agriculture
- Sustainable crop production and green revolution
- Soil, irrigation systems, manure and fertilisers
- Crop protection from diseases and environmental impact of agrochemicals
- Management of agricultural produce
9. Disaster Management & Forecasting
Prevention, control and mitigation of natural (earthquakes, droughts, floods, cyclones, landslides) and man-made (technological and industrial) disasters
10. Risk Contamination and Public Education
Public awareness programs such as eco-clubs, campaigns etc. for conservation of natural resources e.g. air, water, soil, minerals, forests and fuels
11. Environmental Biotechnology
- Application of biotechnology in ecoconservation
- Crop biotechnology in eco-agriculture
- Promotion and innovation of bio-pesticides
- Use of biotechnology in waste management
12. Social Issues
- Resettlement of people
- Indigenous practices and tribal culture for conservation of resources
- Conservation of biodiversity and mitigation of people-wildlife conflict
- Success stories
13. Sustainable Development
- Sustainable production, distribution and consumption
- Support base and skilled manpower for sustainable development
- Consumer education and community participation
- Economic and social needs as basic considerations for development
- Agriculture and industry as major sectors of development
14. Environmental Legislation
- Legal provisions for environmental management
- Legal provisions for handling and management of wastes, and carbon credit
- Economic policies and environmental indicators
- Setting of standards, information exchange and surveillance
- Enforcement of laws
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