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Official Celebrations
To coincide with the theme for this year's IDB, the main function for the Day was celebrated on 22 May 2014 at Port Blair, the capital of one of India's two groups of islands, namely, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The main activities of the event included: presentation of the UNDP / Government of India Biodiversity Awards 2014, for recognising excellence in community stewardship, decentralized governance, co-management, and protected areas.
Furthermore, several State Biodiversity Boards at the provincial level celebrated the Day by organising events such as painting and photography competitions for school children on that Day.
Official Launch of India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI), New Delhi
An event was organised in New Delhi on 22 May 2014 to formally launch the India Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI). The business-led IBBI is hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with support from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, and of the German International Cooperation (GIZ). The IBBI is now a member of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity. The IBBI serves as a national platform for business and its stakeholders for dialogue, sharing and learning, ultimately leading to mainstreaming sustainable management of biological diversity into business.
The ten-point IBBI Declaration was presented at the event, highlighting the action areas where business can contribute to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
For more information, please contact Ms. Seema Arora, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, phone: +91 11 4150 2301 - 02
Update - Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity 2014
We are pleased to inform about the following activities undertaken by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE):
In order to create awareness about biodiversity, ICFRE celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity 2014 (IDB2014) across its seven Institutes and Centres with fervor, namely:
- lnstitute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding. Coimbatore
- Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation, Allahabad
- Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla
- Rain Forest Research Institute. Jorhat
- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
- Tropical Forest Research Institute. Jabalpur
- Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur
Events included talks by eminent personalities on the subject, photo competition on the theme 'Forest biodiversity', awareness programmes on the theme 'Island and Biodiversity, quiz, painting, slogan writing and essay writing competitions on biodiversity related topics, plantation programmes, extempore speech competition and open sessions, debate for school children on 'Island Biodiversity', film shows, etc.
The central idea of organizing various events was to create awareness about biological diversity and to sensitize the officers working in relevant areas and school children about biodiversity status and trend and its conservation.
More than 800 people, including officers, scientists and students have actively participated in these events. |
