Port Blair, Dec 18: CPR. Environmental Education Centre organized a four day program for B.Ed trainees of Tagore Govt. College of Education on Science & Technology communication of best practices and awareness rising on climate change & biodiversity conservation in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in association with the National Council for Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Two workshops and exposure visits were organized from 13.12.2022 to 16.12.2022. The inaugural program was held on 13.12.2022 at TGCE Auditorium. The program was inaugurated by Mr. Birendra Chaudhary IFS, Dy. Conservator of Forest (PW), Department of Environment and Forest. Dr. S. J. Mathew, Principal, TGCE was the Guest of honor. In this program BA. B.Ed and B. Sc. B. Ed trainees participated.
The awareness program was held on 13.12.2022 and 15.12.2022. During the awareness program, various issues were discussed, the subjects are the Basic concept of climate change and biodiversity with reference to the current scenario, the Impact of climate change on terrestrial and marine biodiversity: Andaman and Nicobar Islands perspective., Coral reef and mangrove ecosystem with special reference to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Basic concept of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH), Pollution causes to climate change and threats to marine life and floral diversity of Andaman and Nicobar islands. The above topics were delivered lectures by various eminent resource persons. Dr. P.M. Mohan, Professor, Pondicherry University, Brookshabad, Dr. R. Kirupa Sankar, HoD, Fisheries Science Division, CIARI, Port Blair, Dr. Parth Mondal, AYUSH Hospital, Dept. of Health Services, Junglighat, Dr. Lal ji Singh, Dy. Director, Botanical Survey of India, Port Blair, Mr.. A. Gopal, Project Officer, CPREEC, Port Blair and Mr.. Uma Maheshwar Rao, JE (SWM), PBMC, Port Blair were the resource persons during the program.
In the continuation of the program, Exposure visits were organized for participants on 14th and 16th of December 2022. The participants were taken to the Botanical Survey of India’s Herbarium and Zoological Survey of India’s museum for observing the ex-situ conservation of biodiversity. After that, they visited the prem Nagar coastal line for the purpose of understanding unmanaged plastics break down into micro plastics and contribute to climate change indirectly by negatively affecting marine life. The students visited the mangrove patch of Sippighat and the BSI’s Botanical Garden, Nayashehar to understand the biodiversity conservation methods of in-situ and ex-situ conservation.
