The book is a research study in the field of sustainable development and bio-diversity conservation carried out in selected amenities in the different ecological setting (Hilly zone, Chhotanagpur platue zone, and coastal zone) in the state of West Bengal. It discusses gradual depletion of global resources and conservation of available sources for future human interests.

About the Author
Pradip K. Bhowmick, Associate Professor in the Rural Development Centre, I.I.T., Kharagpur.

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Study Area The People Socio-Economic Profile of sample Households Concept of Sustainable Development Facets of Bio-Diversity and Its Utilization Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons from field Scope of Sustainable Development Brief Recommendation and Policy Prescriptions Bibliography Index