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Happy Environ-mend Day
Rupnagar: 03 June 2021 On the occasion of World Environment Day, Ropar Wildlife Division, Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab is organizing a virtual seminar on the theme of ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ on 5th June 21. By the name of ‘Environ-mend day’, the webinar is focussed on the ways and efforts to amend the environment for the betterment of living beings as well as environment as a whole. The webinar will be enriched with nationally recognized speakers who will share their experiences and knowledge with the public on the topic.
Dr Monika Yadav, IFS, DFO, Ropar said that the pandemic has taught us a lot about the importance of healthy & sustainable environment and made us realise that we are not in the position to rely on the natural resources as we are depleting them on regular basis. Thus, it becomes highly imperative that we gather the knowledge from the experts in the field to become future-ready by understanding what all can be done to save the planet and precious lives in future.
To sensitize & involve the students, various competitions have been held wherein the children aged between 6 years to 14 years can participate in story making competition (max 200 words), video making competition (max 1 minute) and poster making competition (A4 size) on the topic ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ and can send their entries at [email protected] by 11 AM on 5th June 21. Participants will be given participation certificates and winners will awarded.
Following is the itinerary of the webinar on 5th June 21 for the interested souls.
Time: 12.50 – 3 PM
Virtual Seminar Platform: Zoom
Meeting ID: 543 906 0643
Passcode: RADON
The following dignified personalities will deliver knowledgeable sessions:
Speaker 1: Dr. Naresh Rakha, M.V.Sc. (Vet. Medicine),
Ph.D. (Immunology, England), P.D.F. (FAO-ILRI), P.D.F. (Japan), M.B.A.
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
Speaker 2: Dr Sumit Dookia
Assistant Professor, University School of Environment Management
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
Speaker 3: Col. Dr Nawaz Sharif, MVSc (Med) NDEHMS (IVRI), Ex DIG of Police, GM & Chief Veterinarian, Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Centre, People for Animals, Wildlife Hospital, Bengaluru
Speaker 4: Dr Faiyaz Ahmad Khudsar, Scientist, Biodiversity Parks Programme
Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Delhi University
The department welcomes everyone to join the webinar so that more and more people are aware about the environmental issues and their possible solutions.
