Registration fee Organizing Committee The registration of participants is being done on payment CHIEF PATRON as follows. Prof. G. RAJARAMI REDDY Delegates Rs.600/- VICE-CHANCELLOR NATIONAL SEMINAR V.S.UNIVERSITY, NELLORE Research Scholars& students Rs.250/- ON Accompanying persons Rs.400/- PATRONS DDs Drawn in favour of the Director, National Prof. K. NAGENDRA PRASAD Conservation of Animal Biodiversity seminar, VSUPG Centre, Payable at Kavali should be REGISTRAR And Environmental Monitoring sent to Seminar Director, VSUPG Centre, Kavali, Nellore V.S. UNIVERSITY, NELLORE District-524 201(AP). 11-12 MARCH -2014 Best paper presentations : Cash prizes of Rs.1000, Prof. M. SRINIVASULU REDDY Rs.750, and Rs.500 will be given for the first three best PRINCIPAL paper oral presentations and Rs.500 each for two best COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY poster presentations. Participants must be below 30 years. Prof.K.MURUGAIAH PRINCIPAL,COLLEGE OF Registration form ARTS,COMMERCE&MANAGEMENT Organized By Name : ……………………… DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY Prof. M. CHANDRAIAH Designation : ……………………… VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI SPECIAL OFFICER College/University : ……………………… V.S UNIVERSITY P.G CENTRE UNIVERSITY P.G. CENTRE KAVALI KAVALI-524 201 Postal Address : ……………………… ……………………… SEMINAR ORGANIZER Dr.V.SAILAJA Contact No : ……………………… COMMITTEE MEMBERS E-mail : ……………………… Prof. K. RADHAKRISHNAIAH Title of Paper : ……………………… Dr. P. GOPIKRISHNA Dr. M. SUSEELA ……………………………………………….. Dr. T. RAJKUMAR Sponsored by Registration fee (Rs) : ……………………… Dr. P. SUDHAKAR REDDY D.D. No./Bank/Branch: ……………………… Contact address Dr. V. SAILAJA Date : …………………….... ORGANIZING SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.apcost.gov.in/APCOST/images/Logo.png" \* MERGEFORMATINET Signature : ……………………..... V.S. UNIVERSITY P.G.CENTRE Looking forward to your early response and with KAVALI – 524 201 Nellore Dt., A.P. kind regards. Phone: 08626- 244373 (R) VS University NBA APCOST DST

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Dear Sir / Madam, variety of life forms on earth and essential Objectives of the Seminar About Kavali Town interdependence of all living organisms. Kavali is a Revenue Divisional Headquarter in SPSR Biodiversity losses can be attributed to the The following are the specific objectives of the seminar: Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Chennai- resource demands of our rapidly growing human Kolkata high-way, 225 KM away from Vijayawada and 227 KM. population. Threat to biodiversity stems mainly from 1. To explore the biodiversity conservation challenges away from Chennai. The distance from Kavali (via. Nellore) to habitat fragmentation, degradation and loss, shrinking 2. To create awareness and understanding Tirupati is 183 KM. It has a population of about 1.2 lakh. It is a genetic diversity, invasive alien species, declining on biodiversity conservation efforts. famous centre for cloth business. forest resource base, climate change and 3. To protect and restore the existing Biodiversity desertification, over exploitation of resources, impact 4. To understand the biotechnological methods in About PG Centre of development projects, and impact of pollution. The the conservation of biodiversity. Vikrama Simhapuri University Post-Graduate Centre 5. To understand the relation between constraints and challenges to biodiversity conservation biodiversity conservation and environment. (Erstwhile S.V. University PG Centre) was started for the first which flow inter alia from these threats include time with two PG courses in Economics & Commerce in 1972 6. To impart the environmental education. biodiversity information base, implementation of 7. To enact, strengthen and enforce the which was handed over to S.V. University, Tirupati in 1978 with Biological Diversity Act and safeguarding traditional environmental legislation. the introduction of two more PG Courses in Physics & Zoology in knowledge, new and emerging biotechnologies, Sub-themes of the Seminar 1979. In 1984, the PG Centre got shifted to its own campus of economic valuation and natural resource accounting, 77.8 acres on the Paddipavani road nearly 1.5 Km. from Kavali policy, legal and administrative measures and The following are the sub-themes of the Seminar: Trunk road. In addition to four regular courses, seven self institutional support. Biodiversity conservation financing courses were also started. Qualified staff was sanctioned Environmental monitoring describes the in both regular and self financing courses, V.S University, Nellore. processes and activities that need to take place to Effect of pollution on Biodiversity Ever since the inception of the centre, there has been a good characterize and monitor the quality of the amount of research output besides excellent academic activity. Protection of Biodiversity environment,that is necessary for the conservation of  About the Department animal biodiversity. Environmental monitoring by the Conservation of environment The Department of Zoology, established in 1979, has a conservation of biodiversity leads to the balance of Environmental legislation nature, biological productivity, regulation of climate, glorious history of 34 years of its fruitful existence. The faculty of Besides, any other contributions relevant to the main theme are the dept. with diversified specializations is always trying for degradation of waste, cleaning of air and water cycling also highly solicited. The seminar covers the invited lectures and innovative academic research pursuits to provide qualitative of nutrients, control of potential pest and disease teaching and research to the scholars and students. causing species, detoxification of soil and sediments, discussions in technical sessions. stabilization of land against erosion, carbon Theme of the seminar sequestration and global climate change and CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Life has existed on earth for over 3.5 billion years. maintenance of soil fertility. We cordially invite you and your colleagues to contribute the Over 95% of the species that ever existed have gone In and around Nellore Dt., the diversity of abstracts on any one of the sub-themes of the seminar. The abstract is to be extinct. Existing species go extinct at a rate of 1000 times animals is extensive because of more water sources, neatly typed on A4 size paper with 1.5 line space not exceeding 300 words. that of a new species formation. As many as 3 species per forest area and extensive land space for irrigation area. You are also requested to send a soft copy of abstract and full length paper hour are going to extinct and 20,000 extinctions occur in In recent years the increase in the industrialization and in MS-WORD97 or e-mail to [email protected]. The abstract should each year. Roughly one third of the world’s coral reef environmental pollution, a decline is reported in the reach the Seminar Director on or before 28-02-2014. I request you to kindly participate and make the seminar as an excellent academic exchange. systems have been destroyed or highly degraded. About aquatic, terrestrial and soil biodiversity. Hence this 24% of mammals and 12% of bird species are currently platform is useful to understand the extent of Hospitality considered to be globally threatened. More than 50% of the biodiversity and environmental pollution and to The registered outstation participants will be provided moderate worlds wetlands have been drained and populations of evaluate the methods, tools and techniques in accommodation on 11th- 12th March 2014 on payment basis. inland water and wet land species have declined by 50% in monitoring the environmental pollution and to the last 30 years. Thus there is necessity for conservation of conserve and preserve the animal biodiversity.With biodiversity. this background the present National Seminar aims to Biodiversity is defined as the variability among make an attempt to discuss the conservation of animal living organisms from all sources including diversity within biodiversity and environmental monitoring with focus species and between the species of ecosystems. It is the on the following objectives