Title
Enhancing conservation science capacity in India: first decade of the Master's programme in wildlife biology and conservation
Author(s)
Vasudev, D.;Kumar, A.;Karanth, K.U.
Published
2015
Publisher
ORYX
Abstract
India is a mega biodiverse country but, with a human population of 1.2 billion and aspirations for further economic growth, conservation of this biodiversity faces huge challenges. A decade ago, identifying the need for strong academic programmes to train conservation professionals,the Wildlife Conservation Society collaborated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences of the Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research to initiate a Masters degree programme in wildlife biology and conservation, comprising
cutting-edge course modules taught by practising scientists and conservationists, followed by a dissertation.
Keywords
Biodiversity & Conservation;Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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