Civil Services Chronicle February 2018

1 Downsizing the Launcher

Bio–Diversity And Environment

General Studies Paper III

1 Threats to Biodiversity and Ecosystem

2 Acid Rain

3 National Parks

4 Ecosystem

5 Difference between Environment, Ecology and Ecosystem

6 Scales of Ecosystems

7 Levels of Ecological Organization

8 Niche - ecosystem

9 Guild - ecosystem

10 Ecotone

11 Keystone Species

12 Concept of Succession

13 Energy Flow

14 Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystem

15 Ecosystem Goods and Services

16 Biogeochemical Cycles

17 Nutrient Cycles

18 Carbon Cycle (Gaseous Cycle)

19 Nitrogen Cycle

20 Oxygen Cycle

21 Water Cycle

22 Ecological Relations

23 What is Biodiversity?

24 Biogeographic Zones

25 Types of Biodiversity

26 How do we Measure Bio-diversity?

27 Significance/Value of Biodiversity

28 Indian State Forest Report 2015

29 Forest: Institutional Arrangements

30 Forest Conservation Act 1980

31 The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (RFR) Act, 2006

32 National Forest Policy

33 Key Highlights of the National Forest Policy 2016

34 Key Facts about Social Forestry

35 Types of Social Forestry

36 Agroforestry

37 Topics Covered under Agroforestry

38 National Agroforestry Policy 2014

39 Coral Reefs

40 Wetlands

41 Ramsar Convention and the Wetland Sites

42 Mangroves

43 Important Mangrove Sites in India

44 Bhitarkanika Mangroves

45 Godavari-Krishna Mangroves

46 Air Pollution

47 Substances Emitted into the Atmosphere by Human Activity

48 Sources of Air Pollution

49 Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality

50 Study of Air Quality in India

51 Consequences of Air Pollution

52 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

53 National Air Quality Index

54 What is Water Pollution?

55 Sources & Causes of Water Pollution

56 Consequences of Water Pollution

57 Water Pollution in India

58 Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act (1974) of India

59 Water Pollution Cess Act, 1977

60 Noise Pollution

61 Measures for Prevention/ Control of Noise Pollution

62 Adverse Effects of Noise Pollution

63 Noise Pollution in India

64 Solid Waste

65 Solid Waste in India

66 Electronic Waste in India

67 Smog Formation

68 Composition of the Ozone Layer

69 Main Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)

70 Serious Effects of Ozone Depletion

71 Solutions to Ozone Depletion

72 International Treaties and Cooperation

73 Important National Initiatives

74 Essential Components

75 Environment Impact Assessment in India

76 Social Impact Assessment

77 Project Tiger

78 Project Elephant

79 Crocodile Conservation Project

80 UNDP Sea Turtle Project

81 Vulture Conservation

82 India Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020

83 Project Lion

84 Project Dolphin

85 Project Hangul

86 Important Institutes from the Point of View of Wildlife

87 Biosphere Reserves

88 Criteria for Qualifying as a Biodiversity Hotspot

89 Biodiversity Hotspots in India

90 International Efforts to Conserve Biodiversity

91 Important International Bodies

92 Concept of Climate Change

93 Global warming

94 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

95 Effects of Global Warming

96 The Role of Human Activity

97 Carbon Sequestration

98 UNFCCC

99 Kyoto Protocol

100 Paris Agreement

101 India’s Stand Post Paris Treaty

102 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

103 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)

104 NAPCC (National Action Plan on Climate Change)

105 National Missions

106 International Solar Alliance

107 The Concept of Sustainable Development

108 Important International Events

109 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

110 Sustainable Development Goals

111 Decoding 17 Goals

112 India & Sustainable Development Goals

113 IUCN & Threatened Species Categories