Thiruvananthapuram: Initiatives aimed at conserving biodiversity should go beyond sensitisation, K.C. Shashidhar, Chief General Manager, NABARD, said here on Monday.
Inaugurating an expo organised at the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium here in connection with the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC 2010), he said, “there is lack of grassroots-level institutions to take up such moves beyond seminars. Banks, R&D centres and self-help groups can join hands for biodiversity conservation”.
Dr. R.V. Varma, Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, and the former chairman Prof. V.S. Vijayan participated. Over 300 varieties of medicinal plants, cultivated and wild varieties of tubers based on the Western Ghats biodiversity, rare vegetables and fruits, a photo gallery on endangered wildlife species in India and a collection of orchids and anthuriams are among the exhibits at the expo.
The stall of the Kerala State Horticulture Board includes a pictorial representation of activities like fish monitoring, wetland conservation and mapping, organic farming and the Children's Ecological Congress conducted every year.
Exotic medicinal plants brought from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka form a part of the exhibition.
The State Horticulture Mission, Vegetable and Fruits Promotion Council, Kerala, Cut Flower Producers Society, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute and several NGOs are participating in the expo.
“The main objective of the event is to spread awareness among people, especially the youth, about the deterioration of biodiversity”, said Dr. Usha of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board.
Around 15 schools from across the city have set up stalls exhibiting projects and models on biodiversity.
The five-day Biodiversity Congress includes an exhibition showcasing the heritage, wisdom and potential of Indian biodiversity, paper presentations by scientists, workshops on biodiversity conservation, documentary film shows on nature, photography competition and book fair. More than 200 organisations, leading research and development centres and State Biodiversity Boards are involved in the event.
Earlier in the day, filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan inaugurated a documentary film festival organised as part of the congress. Speaking on the occasion, he stressed the need to preserve the rich diversity of flora and fauna in India.
He said humans had no right to disrupt the balance of the ecosystem. “Indiscriminate use of plastic and pesticides like Endosulfan has adversely impacted on nature, he said. Patrick Rouxel's film Green was screened as the inaugural movie.
Environmentalist Vandana Shiva is scheduled to inaugurate the IBC at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Source: The Hindu, 28-12-2010
Inaugurating an expo organised at the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium here in connection with the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC 2010), he said, “there is lack of grassroots-level institutions to take up such moves beyond seminars. Banks, R&D centres and self-help groups can join hands for biodiversity conservation”.
Dr. R.V. Varma, Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, and the former chairman Prof. V.S. Vijayan participated. Over 300 varieties of medicinal plants, cultivated and wild varieties of tubers based on the Western Ghats biodiversity, rare vegetables and fruits, a photo gallery on endangered wildlife species in India and a collection of orchids and anthuriams are among the exhibits at the expo.
The stall of the Kerala State Horticulture Board includes a pictorial representation of activities like fish monitoring, wetland conservation and mapping, organic farming and the Children's Ecological Congress conducted every year.
Exotic medicinal plants brought from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka form a part of the exhibition.
The State Horticulture Mission, Vegetable and Fruits Promotion Council, Kerala, Cut Flower Producers Society, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute and several NGOs are participating in the expo.
“The main objective of the event is to spread awareness among people, especially the youth, about the deterioration of biodiversity”, said Dr. Usha of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board.
Around 15 schools from across the city have set up stalls exhibiting projects and models on biodiversity.
The five-day Biodiversity Congress includes an exhibition showcasing the heritage, wisdom and potential of Indian biodiversity, paper presentations by scientists, workshops on biodiversity conservation, documentary film shows on nature, photography competition and book fair. More than 200 organisations, leading research and development centres and State Biodiversity Boards are involved in the event.
Earlier in the day, filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan inaugurated a documentary film festival organised as part of the congress. Speaking on the occasion, he stressed the need to preserve the rich diversity of flora and fauna in India.
He said humans had no right to disrupt the balance of the ecosystem. “Indiscriminate use of plastic and pesticides like Endosulfan has adversely impacted on nature, he said. Patrick Rouxel's film Green was screened as the inaugural movie.
Environmentalist Vandana Shiva is scheduled to inaugurate the IBC at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Source: The Hindu, 28-12-2010
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