Training Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Impact Assessment for Indian Forest Service Officers (15th - 16th November 2018)

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EVALUATION REPORT BY THE PARTICIPANT

[Note: Please fill in all the items in the reports Your objectivity will help us to make improvements in the future training course (s)]

Number of participants: 11

1. Name of the institution/organization: Wildlife Institute of India

2. Title of the training Course : Two Day Training Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Impact Assessment” for IFS Officers.

3. Duration & period of the training Course: Two days (15th to 16th November 2018)

4. Training Course objectives

  • Improving the mechanisms for mainstreaming biodiversity in the impact assessment for sound decision making and long term gains for conservation.
     
  • Enhanced understanding of the issues and conflicts related to role of impact assessment in meeting conservation and development goals vis-à-vis ground realities.
     
  • Review options for professionalizing EIA for positive outcomes for biodiversity conservation.

5. Did you receive advance intimation from the institute/ organization about the programme? If so, when did you respond to the institution?

(a) When the intimation was received? : Generally a fortnight before the course

(b) When the officer responded? : Generally a week before the course

6. What do you think about the theme/topic structure and organization of the training course to meet the objectives on a scale of 10?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 4 2 5

Overall rating: 91%

7. How useful the information provided/interactions made in this training course will be to you in your job?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 2 5 4

Overall rating: 92%

8. Do you feel you got enough opportunities to interact with the fellow participants?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses             1 1 3 2 3

Overall rating: 85%

9. How far have you been benefited from interactions with the fellow participants during the training course ?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 3 3 4

Overall rating: 91%

10. How far the reading material supplied was relevant and related to the topic of the training course?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 1 4 5

Overall rating: 94%

11. Do you feel the institute/ organization made enough efforts in providing the maximum possible information on the theme/topic?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 2 4 4

Overall rating: 92%

12. Your overall impression of the training course?

Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No of responses                 3 6 2

Overall rating: 89%

13. Any other comments/observations/suggestions you wish to make about the sponsoring of training course in future and the suggested topics/themes. ?

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 Session on wetland conservation may be included.
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 WII should suggest a menu of mitigation options with an indication of how successfully each mitigation option is likely to be.
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 As purely scientific institution, WII should recommend on scientific merit only and not on economic merit.
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 WII should look at inland waterways as linear infrastructure too.
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 People may be called based on position they were holding – example APCCF (FC) in Karnataka – who deals with FC proposals the nodal officer of state on these issues. This may help in increasing the impact of this programme as these officers would be directly involved in policy making on these issues.
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 The ecofriendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure projects is a good effort, kindly organize one-day seminar for State field officers.
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 This a very good workshop, should be organized for State Service Officers (DFO Level).
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 8. Mainstreaming biodiversity impact assessment needs to give emphasis on ecosystem diversity part.
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 Sessions on mainstreaming biodiversity should elaborate the quantifiable parameters of genetic species & ecosystem diversity in impact assessment to get similar results by different agencies assessing impacts.
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 Exposure to mapping of migratory birds’ routes to reduce bird mortality.
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 More case studies of EIA should be included with details and also the impacts should be discussed in the classes.
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 The training should be of longer duration.
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 Nodal officer of Forest Conservation Act at PCCF Office of each state may be assembled for this training workshop.

Last Updated: January 22, 2019