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Bangalore-560064
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Preceding the 5th annual ATREE - SMK
campaign, after intense debates and
brainstorming sessions, the core-team unanimously decided to pass on the mantle
of leading the campaign to the local
stakeholders, namely the Forest Department (FD), the District Administration, the local
conservation oriented NGOs viz. Swasam,
academic institutions and the Police
Department in a staggered way. Thus, the
2011 campaign was kicked off with a
'Stakeholder's training cum capacity building
workshop' organized in Mundanthurai FD
campus on 23rd July. Twenty one students
and local NGO representatives were given a
hands-on training to monitor, manage and
control the impact of the annual Adi
Amavasya festival on local biodiversity using
the various standardized protocols
developed by us over the last four years. After
the training, all the participants were involved
in the actual monitoring and impact control
exercises. With the locals enthusiastically
participating and spreading the word among
their neighbors and peers, a small but
significant step has been taken towards
passing the mantle of conservation to those
who are going to matter in the long run.
Editorial Team
Editor: Allwin Jesudasan
Associate editor: Rajkamal Goswami
Editorial Review: R. Ganesan, M. Soubadra Devy, T. Ganesh
Design and presentation: Kiran Salegame
A S H O K A T R U S T F O R R E S E A R C H I N E C O L O G Y A N D T H E E
N V I R O N M E N T
SMK 2011-fostering local conservation leadership in the landscape
- Rajkamal Goswami
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