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• Biodiversity Conservation
• Conservation Projects
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Bioinvasion and Invasive Species
• Restroration Ecology

About The Author

Prof. Omkar, FNASc, associated with teaching for about 36 years and research for 44 years is the Former Head, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Former Coordinator, UGC-SAP (DRSII), DST-FIST, DST-PURSE, Centre of Excellence, Govt. of UP, programs. He has worked on a number of projects of state/central funding agencies. He specializes in Environmental Toxicology and Entomology, with particular reference to the Insect Pest Management.

He is a recipient of several awards, like Saraswati Samman by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of UP; Prof. T N Ananthakrishanan Foundation Award, Rescholar Award of Excellence in Agricultural Entomology by Association of Entomologists, Prof. G. S. Shukla Gold Medal by the Academy of Environmental Biology, Dr. S. Pradhan Memorial Lecture Award by The Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute & The Entomological Society of India, New Delhi, ACCLAIM and Uddeepan awards from University of Lucknow. Prof. Omkar has guided 25 Ph.D. students.

Dr. Ravi Shanker Verma, is an Assistant Professor at Chandra Bhanu Gupta Agriculture College, Lucknow. He has done his Ph.D. on “toxic effects of heavy metals on fresh water prawns” from University of Lucknow in 2006. He has been passionately involved with research and teaching of environmental biology. He has published a number of research papers of national and international repute in the field of toxicology and environmental science. Dr. Verma believes that understanding of environmental biology is crucial for the health of the ecosystem and for ascertaining the bright future of humankind.