Campus Ecosystems: Nurturing Biodiversity and Sustainability for a Greener Future
Goutam Biswas
Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2218-4467
Diptak Chakraborty
Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0950-6517
Bhanumati Sarkar
Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-9311
Rajatesh Chakraborty
Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
Nithar Ranjan Madhu
Department of Zoology, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-5048
Published online: 17th December, 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.033
Keywords: Diversity, Sustainable practice, Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, urbanization, local ecosystem.
Abstract:
The book chapter inquires into the importance of Acharya Prafulla Chandra College (APC) campus in the fight to conserve and improve the environment by taking care of biodiversity on their grounds. The abstract provides criteria for the college in terms of programs and techniques concerning biodiversity and conservation such as employing sustainable landscaping methods, conserving native species, and tree plantation. It thus gives an important message that it is much more desirable to provide environmental learning and public awareness to stimulate the involvement of the whole community and the kids, especially in conservation efforts. The abstract focuses on the platforms the campus environment can evolve into. It can be utilized for providing the training ground using which environmental stewardship can be enhanced and people can learn to make sustainable choices. The unique ecosystems within educational institutions can serve to foster a healthy environment and provide practical or hands-on learning opportunities. Sustainable practices including water conservation, efficient energy/resource utilization, and waste disposal are very important for us to demonstrate ethical environmental stewardship. The abstract reports that Acharya Prafulla Chandra College has shown its diversified floral and faunal biodiversity and the involved sustainable practices for the awakening of environmental knowledge and conservation.
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Goutam Biswas, Diptak Chakraborty, Bhanumati Sarkar, Rajatesh Chakraborty, Nithar Ranjan Madhu (2023). Campus Ecosystems: Nurturing Biodiversity and Sustainability for a Greener Future. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Shubhadeep Roychoudhury, Tanmay Sanyal, Koushik Sen & Sudipa Mukherjee Sanyal (eds.), A Basic Overview of Environment and Sustainable Development [Volume: 2], pp. 541-562. ISBN: 978-81-962683-8-1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/boesd.2023.e02.033
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