May 22 is celebrated as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity. The theme for this year International Biological Diversity Day is “Our solutions are in nature”.
To celebrated International Biological Diversity Day in this lockdown situation, Telangana State Biodiversity Board (TSBDB) has started an online awareness campaign for the school /college students and common people about the biodiversity conservation & its sustainable Utilization.
As this is the 27th year of IBD Day thus board planned to organize 27 online campaigns started from 29 April to 22 May 2020. The campaigns involves competitions on the poster, essay, quiz, paper presentation, elocution, slogan writing, pledge on Biodiversity, article writing on festivals related to Biodiversity & Traditional Medicinal Knowledge / Our solutions in nature, capture the nature, song & dance on biodiversity, pledge on biodiversity, youth talks, slogan, mobile application development on biodiversity of Telangana, traditional /natural food cooking competition and children biodiversity congress.
Webinars on women in Biodiversity, Science & Traditional Knowledge by Dr. Kanna K. Sripurapu, WASSAN, Healthy food, agriculture & Biodiversity by Dr. Dinesh Balam, Associate Director, WASSAN, Different ways of Biodiversity Conservation by Sri. Kunal Satyarthi, IFS Director Central Academy for state Forest Service, Dehradun, People Culture & Biodiversity by Smt. Sushma Iyengar, Founder, Mahila Vikas Sangathan and Action for Biodiversity with special reference to ‘Our solutions are in nature’ by Sri. Achalender Reddy, IFS Former Secretary National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai were also organized and around 300 participants in each
sessions across the state and country joined the webinar and had a fruitful interaction with the speakers.
Board also conducted online Biodiversity Youth Parliament to build leadership quality in the youth on 14 may 2020. Around 100 students across the Telangana State joined the webinar and 70 students participated and presented their ideas about biodiversity conservation and it sustainable utilization.
Sri. Kalicharan S. Khartade, IAS Secretary, Telangana State Biodiversity Board presented the welcome address as appraised about the online activities.
Sri.Achalendhar Reddy, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Arunalchal Pradesh was invited as Expert Speaker on the theme of “Our solutions are in nature”.
Smt. R. Shobha, Prl. Chief Conservator of Forest (HoFF) the Guest of honor talks about the impertinence of Biodiversity.
A Telugu song about Biodiversity Conservation and its Utilization was also launched for maximum awareness among common people.
Dr. Rajat Kumar, IAS Principal Secretary, I& CAD, EFST Dept., Director General, EPTRI and Chairperson Telangana State Biodiversity Board was the Chief Guest for the occasion and he mentioned biodiversity as the basic source of life.
The Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forests Science and Technology, Endowments and Law Departments Sri.Allola Indrakaran Reddy has given a recorded message on the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 and mentioned that Biological diversity is the basis for the survival of organisms, conserve biodiversity and people need to be partners in biodiversity conservation and it is also responsible for every citizen to protect biodiversity.
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