Aquatic biodiversity includes variety of life and
ecosystems of freshwater, brackish water and
marine environment. The human societies had long been
depending upon aquatic biodiversity for food, medicine
and other uses including commercial and industrial
nature. The economic value of aquatic biodiversity is
immeasurable and immense. In recent times, the factors
like over-exploitation, pollution, habitat alteration and
destruction, introduction of alien species etc., are
overwhelmingly causing impacts and threats to aquatic
biodiversity. There is necessity to put in place appropriate
conservation strategies and actions to safeguard the
aquatic biodiversity for the benefit of the present, as well
as, future generations. The conservation oriented
scientific pursuit and technology backed interventions
would only address the pressing problems in protecting
aquatic biodiversity and its sustainable use with the
understanding of interdependence of organisms and
ecosystems and human needs in the present day context.
There are several professionals, representing research
Institutes, Universities, aqua-industries and NGOs who
have been contributing for the enrichment of knowledge
and conservation perspectives regarding aquatic
biodiversity. It was felt necessary that there should be an
appropriate platform to bring under focus all the
knowledge available now and would be forthcoming in
future to debate, disseminate and facilitate the
conservation efforts on aquatic biodiversity..
Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society
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President’s desk India being one of the 12 mega-biodiversity countries and 25 hotspots of the richest of the world is blessed with rich aquatic biodiversity spreading across. The country has enormous potentials in the fisheries sector for rural development, domestic nutritional security, employment generation, gender mainstreaming as well as export earnings, that only few other activities can provide. However, the aquatic environments are experiencing serious threats to both biodiversity and ecosystem stability and several aquatic species have been categorized as threatened. When an increasingly number of species is being reported to be endangered and threatened, there needs to be a focus on maintenance and appropriate management of the biodiversity and aquatic resources. Therefore, the conservation of aquatic biodiversity is to be taken on priority basis in the present global scenario which can be done by creating awareness among different stakeholders and the local people and wise use of the genetic resources. Under the platform of ABCS, several programmes were taken up during the previous years in order to sensitize the researchers, stakeholders and policy makers on the need for conservation of aquatic biodiversity and to involve them in the process. I hope with the continued support and the participation of all stakeholders, the ABCS will contribute to the conservation of our valuable aquatic biodiversity, ensuring inheritance of the same in good stead to our future generations.
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