Conservation and Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants

Section 1: Genetic Resources of threatened medicinal plants at crossroads

1          Threatened medicinal plants distribution and diversity and utilisation

P.E. Rajasekharan and K. Haridasan, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India

2          Identification of threat status for medicinal plants: tools and methods

            Sanjay M Molur, Zoo Outreach Organization, India

3          Geospatial technologies for threatened medicinal plants conservation

N. Sivaraj, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, India

4          Information and database for threatened medicinal plants

            N. Venugopal, Foundation of Revitalization of Local Health Traditions, India

5          Utilization  of threatened medicinal plants as a livelihood option

            Madhav Karki, Centre for Green Economy Development, Nepal

Section 2: Conservation of threatened medicinal plants: concepts and practices

6          Conservation of threatened medicinal plants: Concepts and current practices

            D. K. Ved, TransDIsciplinary University, India

7          In situ conservation of threatened medicinal plants: concepts and practices

            Ranjith Mahindapala, International Union for Conservation of Nature, India

8          Ex situ conservation: seed banks, FGB and botanical garden

            K. Haridasa, Foundation for revitalization of Local Health Traditions, India

9          Biotechnology for conservation and multiplication of threatened medicinal plants

            P.E. Rajasekharan, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India

10        Cryopreservation of threatened medicinal plants

Neelam Sharma, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, India

11        Cultivation of threatened medicinal plants as a tool for conservation

            Abdul Kareem, Foundation for revitalization of Local Health Traditions, India

12        Utilization of threatened of medicinal plants: problems, progress and prospects

            Anil Kumar, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India

Section 3: Characterization and evaluation of threatened medicinal plants

13        Morphological characterization of threatened medicinal plants

            Hima Bindu, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India

14        Chemical characterization of threatened medicinal  plants

            V.K. Rao, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India

15        Genomics and Molecular characterization of threatened medicinal plants

            Sarah O'Connor, John Innes Centre, UK

16        Drugs from threatened medicinal plants

            D. D. Soejarto, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Section 4: Case studies on different threatened medicinal plants distributed in different agroecological regions

17        High altitude threatened medicinal plants

Ravinder Raina, Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, India

18        Threatened plants of Western Ghats

N.Sasidharan, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), India

19        Threatened medicinal plants of Himalayan regions

Hemant K. Badola, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, India

20        Threatened medicinal plants from the other regions of the world  

Sarah A. Laird, University College London, UK

Section 5: Legal aspects of threatened medicinal plants

23                Intellectual Property Rights related to threatened medicinal plants           

P.E. Rajasekharan, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India

24                Importance of Traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants its utilisation and protection

Gerry Bodeker, Mathematical Institute, Oxford

25                Access and benefit sharing in threatened medicinal plants 

Suneetha M. Subramanian, United Nations University, Japan