| |
Updates from the Projects |
|
| |
|
|
Stakeholder Engagement Workshop at Uttarakhand
on Biological Diversity Act brought together leading actors from the State Biodiversity Board, businesses and civil societies to identify challenges and find scalable solutions for implementation of the BD Act at state level..
|
|
|
|
Regional Forum of Eastern and North Eastern States
on Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation, facilitated by the project in Kolkata on 27 December 2019 saw participation from senior forest officials from the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, retired senior forest officials and wildlife experts...
|
|
|
|
Capacity Development on Biodiversity
Four trainings on participatory methodology for producers from Spice Companies were conducted in October and November 2019 in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance to identify mechanisms that promote biodiversity-friendly production and commercialisation..
|
|
|
|
CEPA at Annual Renuka ji Fair
The project took the opportunity of participating in the fair from 7-12 November to generate interest and awareness on the wetland values. The weeklong fair attracts over 3 lakh pilgrims observing various religious rituals such as overnight stay on the bank...
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Zero Draft: Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
|
Biodiversity, and the benefits it provides, is fundamental to human well-being and a healthy planet. Despite ongoing efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide, and this decline is projected to continue or worsen under business-as-usual scenarios. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat has released the zero draft of the global biodiversity framework which “builds on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020” and aims to bring about a “transformation in society’s relationship with biodiversity and to ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled.” The proposed framework, published on 13 January, presents five long-term goals for..
|
|
Wetlands, Biodiversity and People
|
| The sky was a clear bright blue, dotted with fluffy white clouds as we drove along the slightly bumpy, road that was broad enough to admit two vehicles. Electric towers ran through the fields, almost diagonal to the boundaries set by the existing scenery while cattle grazed contentedly in the fields which varied from dry, to just ploughed, to bright green. Many small canals ran beside the fields appearing alternatively along the roadside. Small, brightly coloured, slightly washed out temples merged with the open landscape where the only interruptions were the spiky Palmyra ... |
|
Wetlands, Biodiversity and People
|
Renuka ji lake, a Ramsar site, is a relatively small wetland area, located within the Renuka ji wildlife sanctuary in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. This photo essay explores the various actors who participate in the annual festival conducted within the wetland complex and their role as well as devotion to the wetland. Weeklong fair at Renuka ji lake attracts pilgrims across the state of Himachal Pradesh observing various religious rituals at the lake such as overnight stay on the bank, bathing, religious walk around the lake, making offerings and feeding the fish in the lake..
|
|
|
|
