1.0
Introduction
1.1 Why preserve
Biodiversity
1.2 Background to the
SAP
1.3 Scope of the SAP
1.4 Objectives
1.5 Guiding Principles
1.6 Methodology
2.
Profile of area
2.1 Geographical profile
2.2 Socio-Economic Profile
Socio-Economic Indicators
2.3 Political profile
2.4 Ecological profile
2.5 Brief history
3.
Range and status of biodiversity
3.1 State of natural ecosystems
and plant/animal species
4.
Statement of Problems
4.1 Proximate causes of
the loss of biodiversity
4.2 Root causes of
the loss in biodiversity
4.3 Conclusion
5.0
Major actors and their current roles relevant to biodiversity
5.1. Environmental Agencies
5.2 Developmental Agencies
5.3 Law Enforcement Agencies:
5.4 Citizens’ Groups and NGOs
5.5 Local Communities
6.0
Ongoing biodiversity related initiatives and their efficacy
6.1 Government
6.2 NGOs
7.
Gap analysis
7.1 Gaps in Information
7.2 Gaps in vision
7.3 Gaps in policy and
legal structure
7.4 Gaps in institutional
and human capacity
8.
Major strategies and actions to fill these gaps and enhance/ strengthen
ongoing measures
8.1 Strategies
8.2 Completing biodiversity...
8.3 Sustainable use of....
8.4 Strengthening the
base...
8.5 Policy changes
8.6 Actions to conserve...
8.7 Actions to conserve
and...
8.8 Actions to achieve...
9.
Follow Up
9.1 Goa Biodiversity Board
10.
Bibliography, references, annexures etc.
10.1 Reports generated
during the Goa BSAP process
10.2 Bibliography
10.3 List of annexures
The
Goa Foundation
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Goa
Acknowledgements
The following persons comprised the members of the Goa Steering Committee which worked on the various issues covered in the Goa SAP:
Dr Nandkumar
Kamat
Dr Manoj Borkar
Dr Kasturi Desai
Jairam Gaonkar
Mahendra Phaldessai
Paresh Porob
Vaijayanti Prabhugaonkar
Rajendra Kerkar
Bhalchandra Mayenkar
Dr Bernadette Gomes
Prakash Parienkar
Nirmal Kulkarni
Harvey D’Souza
Dr Claude Alvares (representing the Goa Foundation, nodal agency)
The Conservator of Forests (representing the Forest Department, Government
of Goa, nodal agency)
The Goa Foundation acknowledges its profound debt to the conscientious work of the persons and departments listed above. A good deal of the credit for this report goes to the people at the grassroots who have guarded valuable traditional knowledge and practices and have provided much of the information contained in this report. Their names are contained in Annexure 8 of this report.
The following persons took time off at short notice to look at the draft before it could be finalised, and made critical suggestions and corrections:
Dr Mohideen
Wafar, National Institute of Oceanography
Dr M Janarthanam, Department of Botany, Goa University
Dr Joe D’Souza, Microbiology Department, Goa University
Kalanand Mani, Director, Peaceful Society
Dr N P S Varde, Director, Department of Science, Technology and Environment,
Govt. of Goa
A.K. Wahal, Conservator of Forests, Govt. of Goa.
The draft final SAP was written by a sub-group of the Steering Committee which included Dr Manoj Borkar, Vidyadhar Gadgil and Dr Claude Alvares. The drafting group was assisted in the preparation of authoritative lists of species by various scientists whose names are individually acknowledged at the appropriate places.
The project was handled with great competence at the Goa Foundation level by Vidyadhar Gadgil. Chhaya Chodankar carried out the formatting of the final report with her usual competence.
Dr Claude
Alvares
Director