A national symposium-cum-workshop on “Biodiversity and its Utilization and Conservation in Central India” is going to be held at the Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, on February 21-22.
A communiqué from the University said India with 16 agro-climatic zones is one of the world's 12 mega-diversity centers.
More than 44 percent of the land area of Chhattisgarh, located in the Vindhya hilly regions of central India and the Deccan plateau, is under forest with diverse natural resources.
This workshop will be an opportunity for the participants to exchange their experience in this field of research on the dynamics of productive collaboration.
The participation of eminent national researchers in the meeting will provide them an opportunity to exchange research perspectives.
The convener, Prof. SS Singh, Dean, Faculty of Natural Resources, said eminent scientists and research scholars will present their lectures and papers
and will also have detailed discussions on the biodiversity and traditional knowledge of the tribals of Central India.