Dey, D (2022) Biodiversity Science and Policy in India. In: Asian Biotechnology and Development Review, 24 (1). pp. 41-63.
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Science and policy are human constructs to understand biodiversity. This paper attempts to review the relationship between science and policy for biodiversity in India. It has been found that sciences and policies/programmes for biodiversity were shaped by national objectives and commitment to global and transnational goals for the planet’s well-being, where biodiversity is an integral part of planetary well-being. The paper also shows how utilitarianism marked both research as well as policies and programmes with respect to biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation demands policies that are not just about economic gains within a plan period, but about larger conservation, threats to survival (species extinction), and inter-generational time scales. Given the global emphasis on biodiversity conservation particularly in the context of climate change and food security, country like India needs to balance multiple demands and multiple stakeholder’s interests. The relationship between science and policy for biodiversity Post independence in India has converged for increasing utility from natural resources and simultaneously increasing human wellbeing. There is a need for biodiversity policy in the country to be fed by robust science and different knowledge forms where biodiversity is understood not only as a species or breed to be conserved but the system’s heterogeneity and the ontology of biodiversity to ensure sustainability.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Asian Biotechnology and Development Review |
| Publisher: | Research and Information System for Developing Countries |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to the Research and Information System for Developing Countries. |
| Keywords: | 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework; Biodiversity; Conservation; eco-system services; science-policy |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Centre for Society and Policy (formerly: Centre for Contemporary Studies) |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2022 06:20 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2022 06:20 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/75786 |
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