Khuraijam Jibankumar Singh, FLS Founder and Managing Trustee, NECEER, Imphal
Biodiversity - the diversity among living organisms - plays an essential role in ensuring the survival of life on earth.
HUMAN and his surroundings
DOMESTICATION
Village
City
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE FROM VILLAGE TO CITY TRANSFORMATION OF LANDSCAPE REDUCTION IN BIODIVERSITY
Cities occupy 2 percent of the Earth's surface and their inhabitants use 75% of the planet's natural resources.
Urban biodiversity includes plants and animals within the built environment, but also patches of land that have survived city expansion, representing the area before dense human settlement.
GUWAHATI, ASSAM: A CASE STUDY
Photo: KJS
Guwahati Assam
HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT ZONES
Wild Cats
Elephants
Guwahati Assam
West Bengal
A leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India. The leopard strayed into the village area and mauled several villagers, including three guards, before being caught by forest officials, according to news reports. The leopard, which suffered injuries caused by knives and batons, died later in the evening at a veterinary center. The forest guard being attacked was injured.
An IAF fighter plane flying past an eagle during a rehearsal for Republic day function in New Delhi.
By promoting quality green space within cities biodiversity can be protected and enhanced, and can also be brought closer to city dwellers.
Contributing significantly to people’s quality of life in the city, green space is a place for exercise, relaxation and social interaction.
Incorporating biodiversity into policy and action can make cities more attractive places to live and work, increasing people’s general quality of life.
Email:khuraijam@neceer.org.in Website: www.khuraijam-jibankumar.in