ABOUT

About the Conference

Bioresources are renewable and degradable substances available naturally. The planet earth possesses a variety of micro and macroorganisms resources, including plants, animals, aquatic organisms, bacteria, fungi, viruses etc. These bioresources play a significant role in maintaining ecological balance and are used as precursors for many economically and industrially essential products. Naturally, derived compounds play a crucial role in many manufacturing processes and treatment techniques. Replacing toxic chemical compounds with biological compounds is of recent interest. Natural materials and their biomolecules are involved effectively in biorefinery, biorecovery, bioconversion, bioenergy, biocontrol and waste treatment and remediation. The variety of valuable content of various bioresources might create exciting byproducts, adding revenue to the value chains. The uncontrollable global population growth adversely affects the utilization of available bioresources, leading to ecological, social and economic impacts. Recent technologies in bioresources utilization created a new hope for the sustainable utilization of bioresources for sustainable development.

About the University

The Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, came into being in 2009 under the Central Universities Act 2009 (Parliament Act No. 25 of 2009). The University is founded on the noble vision of a ‘Caring Wisdom’ and is guided by the lofty ideals of academic and social commitment, moral steadfastness and intellectual and spiritual enlightenment. In the short span of 14 years, the University has grown into an institution offering twenty seven postgraduate and twenty two research programmes with a total enrolment of around 2500 students. The vision of CUKerala is “Driven by the sense of knowledge, wisdom and values; the university passionately strives to draw out the human potential for building a responsible society by mentoring”.

About the Department

The Department of Environmental Science was established in 2012 with the objective to address local, national and international environmental problems by educating future generations about the issues and nurturing best environmental practices by preaching, practicing and therefore serving generations to come. The department envisages doing transformative and innovative research in the interdisciplinary fields of environmental science and technology. The department would, in the time to come, align and work towards sustainable development goals of the nation. The faculty members have diverse research interests and are well-known scientists in their field of interest with international exposure and acclaim.