One-week refresher training course for Indian Forest Service Officers on “Management of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity in India: Challenges and Prospects”, from 5-9 December 2016 at Port Blair, A& N Islands

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One-week refresher training course for Indian Forest Service Officers on “Management of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity in India: Challenges and Prospects” was organized jointly by MoEFCC, WII, GIZ and A&N Islands Forest Department from 5-9 December, 2016 at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This course was designed to achieve the objective of promoting integrated management of coastal and marine biodiversity in India. A total of 19 participants from the different State Forest Department have participated in this training. Officers from various States including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh were participated. Resource persons from reputed organizations including Dr. V.B. Mathur, Director, WII, Dr. V.K. Melkani, PCCF(WL), TN, Dr. Alok Saxena, PCCF, ANI and Dr. Michael Vakily, GIZ, Mr M.S. Negi, PCCF(WL), ANI and Dr. K. Ravichandran, CCF(LW), ANI have provided inputs on diverse aspects of management, conservation and challenges in the coastal areas of India. This course was intended to enable the participants to have a sound understanding of the concepts and issues related to managing coastal and marine biodiversity, coastal and marine protected areas, ecological and socio-political context, conservation approaches and legal-policy frameworks between terrestrial and coastal marine PAs. The course curriculum and training methodologies that have been developed exclusively for this course were also shared with participants in both hard and soft copies. For further details, contact the Course Director Dr. K. Sivakumar at ksivakumar [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in.

Last Updated: January 8, 2018