CONTENTS Preface xiii Abbreviations xv Section 1: ECOLOGY 1. Introduction to Ecology 3-21 2. Environment and Its Components 22-35 3. Soil, Water and Atmosphere 36-47 Section 2: BIODIVERSITY 4. Defination and Scope of Biodiversity 51-59 5. Biological Diversity 60-67 6. Value and Uses of Biodiversity 68-82 Section 3: DEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENT 7. Pollution and Pollution Control 85-117 8. Global Warming and Climate Change 118-145 9. Energy Requirement and Global Warming 146-157 10. Dimensions of Environment Management 158-166 11. Sustaianable Development 167-185 Section 4: AGRO-ECOSYSTEM AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 12. Agro-ecosystem 189-192 13. Agro-biodiversity 193-200 14. Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Framing 201-206 Section 5: FOREST AND WILDLIFE 15. Forest Ecosystem 209-227 16. Wildlife and Its Coservation 228-236 17. Grassland Ecosystem 237-241 18. Wetland Ecosystem 242-250 19. Carbon Sequestration and Carbon Credit 251-256 Section 6: WASTE MANAGEMENT 20. Solid Waste Management 259-276 21. Integrated Solid Waste Management 277-281 22. E-waste Management 282-286 23. Radioactive Waste287-290 Section 7: ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATIONS 24. National Legislations 293-309 25. International Treaties 310-316 26. Green Business 317-328 27. Environment Crime 329-336 Section 8:ETHICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENT 28. Environment Ethics 339-344 29. Religion and Environment 345-353 Glossary 355-360 Index 361-364