February 2018

'World Wetlands Day 2018' Celebrations

ENVIS Resource Partner 'Wildlife and Protected Areas’, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun has organized a 'Nature Awareness cum Bird watching cum Wetland Clean-up Programme' for the school children of Uttrakhand. This programme was jointly supported by the State Forest Department especially the Chakrata Forest Division and School Education Department of Uttrakhand. This programme was conducted as part of 'World Wetlands Day 2018' celebrations. School children from five schools, located at vicinity of the Conservation Reserve were participated in this programme. The programme was inaugurated with address by Mr. S. K. Kala, ACF, Chakrata Forest Division, Dehradun. Mr. Ashutosh Singh from Wildlife Institute of India presented a lecture on the Importance of Birds and their ecological roles with identification guidance. Principal of Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Dhalipur, Mr. Muhammad Aquil Chauhan addressed the gathering and spoke about the importance of saving our ecosystems. A drawing competition was organized with topics of 'Paryavaran Sanrakshan and Nam Bhumi- Asan Conservation Reserve'. Winners of the competition have been honoured with prize by the Team of ENVIS Resource Partner (WII).

Wildlife Institute of India has organized a one-week compulsory training course for Indian Forest Service Officers on “Ecotourism and Biodiversity Conservation” was conducted from 12-16 February 2018 at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This course was co-sponsored by the Capacity building component of CAMPA-Dugong Recovery program and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. This training course was designed to achieve the objectives of mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into eco-tourism sector in India. The course was attended by 36 IFS officers from thirteen state cadres (AGMUT, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand) and two ministries (Ministry of Ayush & Ministry of Tribal Affairs).

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