The present book is an attempt to make the people acquainted thoroughly with the knowledge of ecosystem, and the factors concerned with the deterioration of the environment and its valued resources with the view to plan and manage the development programmes in such a way that exploitation of natural resources may not upset the balance of nature. For the major part of the terrestrial habitat, the natural vegetation was forest. All the organisms sharing the habitat had a balanced but quite competitive adjustment along themselves. Indian region is a treasure of wild genetic resource. Wild species and relatives of crop plants contain valuable genes that are of immense genetic value in crop improvement programmes. It is intended to provide a full and cover all view of the genepool conservation in the country. This book will be highly useful for understanding various aspects of Bioresources and Genepool Conservation in research and guide to students, teachers and scientists in this field. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Conservation of Bioresources; Chapter 3: Conservation of Bioresources Germplasm; Chapter 4: Forest Types of India; Chapter 5: India s Forest Cover; Chapter 6: Natural Resources Conservation; Chapter 7: Biological Diversity Conservation; Chapter 8: Wildlife Management for Conservation; Chapter 9: Environmental Law and its Need for Upgradation; Chapter 10: Conservation of Orchids; Chapter 11: Biosphere Programme and Human Being; Chapter 12: Declaration of National, State Animals and Plants and Its Conservation; Chapter 13: Wildlife National Action Plan; Chapter 14: Indian Wetlands and Management of Waterfowl; Chapter 15: Conservation of Hydrosphere and Marine Resources; Chapter 16: Ex situ Conservation of Wild Fauna; Chapter 17: Bioresources Conservation through Genetic Resources; Chapter 18: Biological Approaches for Conservation of Plantation Crops; Chapter 19: Biological Approaches for Conservatio of Spices; Appendix I: Bioresources Instituti