IISc Bangalore Conference on Ecosystem Structure, Function, Goods & Services

About the Conferences

Scope: Lake 2020: Conference on Ecosystem Structure, Function, Goods and Services ‘demonstrate the vital role of ecosystems for the future of humanity and specifically their relevance towards achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals. Lake 2020 conference provides a unique opportunity to increase understanding of the role of ecosystems in sustaining the food and water with the challenges faced by these fragile ecosystems. Lake 2020 would focus not only on updating of the current knowledge of the scientific community and also would bring in awareness among students, teachers and public. This would provide a platform for interaction among researchers, policy makers, academics and NGOs and address the issues related to wetlands and biodiversity in an era of climate change. This would help in developing a stronger network among experts and institutions to develop efficient strategies for the conservation and management of fragile ecosystems. As a part of the conference it has been decided to have theme-based lead lectures by the eminent scholars, paper and poster presentations by researchers, school and college students.

THEMES: Papers are invited on the following themes from researchers, faculty from universities, Research Scholars, planners, development managers, economists and social scientists, school (VIII – XII students) and college (UG and PG) students, school and college teachers.

Topics for Paper Presentation/ Poster in Lake 2020:

Ecosystem structure and function.
Ecosystem (terrestrial, aquatic – coastal, fresh water) Goods and services.
Biodiversity, Hydrology and Ecology of Western Ghats.
Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Linkages.
Aquatic Ecosystems – Food and water security, people’s livelihood.
Wetlands and swamps: Restoration, Conservation and Management.
Land use, Land cover dynamics.
Carrying capacity of river basins in Western Ghats.
Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and services.
Sacred Groves (kans, devarakadu) and Myristica Swamps.
Eco-Tourism in Western Ghats and Carbon sequestration.
Application of Geoinformatics in Ecosystems Management.
Natural and Anthropogenic disasters.
Limnology, aquatic ecology, biodiversity and prospects of bio-monitoring.
Pollution –terrestrial and aquatic – Monitoring and Management, bioremediation.
Sustainable Agriculture and Organic farming.
Coastal ecosystems – Biodiversity, Ecology, Productivity and Livelihood aspects.
Prospects of Renewable Energy (solar, biofuel, bioenergy) and Energy Conservation.
Environmental Education and Sustainable Development.
Environment Ethics and Green Technology; and Environment Literacy

Important Dates

Submission of scientific papers (full length/ extended abstract): October 26, 2020
Review of Papers and posters by the committee: November 16, 2020
Final submission of the revised manuscript (based on review): November 25, 2020
Notification of Acceptance of Papers: December 4, 2020