Bioresources Conservation and Sustainability by Chitta Ranjan Deb, Talijungla , Neizo Puro

Human health demands quality environment and environmental health depends on vast bio-resources which have direct impact on human-well being as well. India is a mega-biodiversity country and if the importance of our vast bio-resources is realized, this can be used for income generation (Bioeconomy). During 2020-2022 the spread of COVID-19 which claimed over 4.5 million lives globally highlighted the threats brought about by impact of human activities on climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and broader the gap of inequality and other global challenges. It also increased the financial imbalances globally along with unemployment, hunger, poor medical services especially developing and under developed countries. The changes in the patterns of unsustainable production vs. consumption, improved belongingness accompanied by international cooperation are the need of the hour if we wish ensure route of sustainability. The bioresources and other natural resources can no longer be considered as indefinite due to degradation of different ecosystems. Hence, world need to reorient efforts towards the measures for mitigation and adaptation to the consequences of climate change which will be innovative, focused financial arrangements and improved technological cooperation involving governments, entrepreneurs, conservationists, researchers, indigenous peoples, local communities and academics. In the recent years ‘Bioeconomy’ emerged as a leading paradigm for revitalization of global economic systems for sustainable use of bioresources and which are renewable in a balanced way which can impact the global economy. Despite the large variety of bioeconomies, several common elements are identified, which are simultaneously needed altogether (India Bio Economy Report, 2021). According to IBER, 2021 India’s Bioeconomy registered 12.3% growth during 2019-2020 and valued at $70.2 Billion which contributes ~2.7% of national Gross Domestic Product and Bioeconomy’s contribution....