tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44762422665879506052011-07-07T23:35:41.944-07:00Hornbill Nature ClubHornbill Nature Club, N. S. S. College, Manjeri, Keralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16978265340035960484noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476242266587950605.post-15991899590900678992010-08-15T10:54:00.000-07:002010-08-15T10:54:51.542-07:00Report on the one-day Awareness programme on Biodiversity for the College level nature clubs of Malappuram district associated with WWF-India on 6th August 2010<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;"><a href="http://www.hornbillnatureclub.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hornbill Nature Club</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.nsscollegemanjeri.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">NSS College, Manjeri</span></span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> member of the </span></span><a href="http://www.wwfindia.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">WWF-India</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">’s nature club network hosted a one-day Awareness programme on Biodiversity for the College level nature clubs of Malappuram district associated with WWF-India on 6</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> August 2010.</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjQEWIaqI/AAAAAAAAACo/48X6BaffjD4/s1600/IMG_2699.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjQEWIaqI/AAAAAAAAACo/48X6BaffjD4/s320/IMG_2699.JPG" " /></a></div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The programme started with a welcome address by Dr. Peroth Balakrishnan, coordinator of Hornbill Nature Club. The programme was presided by Mr. A.K. Sivakumar, Education Officer, WWF-India Kerala State Office, Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. T.N. Vijayakumar, Principal, NSS College, Manjeri inaugurated the workshop. In his inaugural address Dr. Vijayakumar stressed the role of students in biodiversity conservation. Inauguration followed facilitations by Dr. Suresh Chandra Kurup (HoD, Zoology Dept) and Dr. P. Balakrishnan (HoD, Botany Dept). </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjHzwMm0I/AAAAAAAAACY/oQrSnYlnT0M/s1600/IMG_2685.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjHzwMm0I/AAAAAAAAACY/oQrSnYlnT0M/s320/IMG_2685.JPG" " /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjKOrPNfI/AAAAAAAAACc/4S80XxpysgU/s1600/IMG_2689.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjKOrPNfI/AAAAAAAAACc/4S80XxpysgU/s320/IMG_2689.JPG" " /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjMXf7lgI/AAAAAAAAACg/PKmBeDNOkKU/s1600/IMG_2691.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjMXf7lgI/AAAAAAAAACg/PKmBeDNOkKU/s320/IMG_2691.JPG" " /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were two technical sessions and one activity session during the workshop. Mr. A.K. Sivakumar, Education Officer, WWF-India Kerala State Office delivered a talk on ‘</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Biodiversity and Man’</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> in the first technical session. Mr Jain. J Therattil, Dept. of Zoology, St. Aloysius College, Thrissur delivered a talk on ‘</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wetland Biodiversity’</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> in the second technical session. The technical sessions followed by discussions on some key questions like: How the conservation ngo’s responded to the recent destructions of the mangroves in Kerala? Do we go with destructive development or sustainable development? Most conservation actions require money, but how students can handle this? etc. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjOnUZQII/AAAAAAAAACk/6dcBbngxtTM/s1600/IMG_2694.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjOnUZQII/AAAAAAAAACk/6dcBbngxtTM/s320/IMG_2694.JPG" " /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjRYko8VI/AAAAAAAAACs/KvAcYZNehnA/s1600/IMG_2700.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjRYko8VI/AAAAAAAAACs/KvAcYZNehnA/s320/IMG_2700.JPG" " /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjT_XXEcI/AAAAAAAAACw/UUcj8KSXNHc/s1600/IMG_2704.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjT_XXEcI/AAAAAAAAACw/UUcj8KSXNHc/s320/IMG_2704.JPG" " /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the activity session students were grouped in to three: forest, sea and wetland. Each group performed various items related to their habitat (songs, animal actions, etc). Certificates to the participants were distributed by Mr. A.K. Sivakumar, Education Officer, WWF-India Kerala State Office, Thiruvananthapuram. The programme ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. P. Murukan, District coordinator of WWF-India nature clubs.</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjbSvLLtI/AAAAAAAAAC0/nWrjjMFycuM/s1600/IMG_2705.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjbSvLLtI/AAAAAAAAAC0/nWrjjMFycuM/s320/IMG_2705.JPG" " /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjcsOmPEI/AAAAAAAAAC4/YQBC6zePfwg/s1600/IMG_2712.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjcsOmPEI/AAAAAAAAAC4/YQBC6zePfwg/s320/IMG_2712.JPG" " /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjerHkowI/AAAAAAAAAC8/7WazFkv1UAY/s1600/IMG_2715.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjerHkowI/AAAAAAAAAC8/7WazFkv1UAY/s320/IMG_2715.JPG" " /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjgsWnuxI/AAAAAAAAADA/vPH6Eg9MnhA/s1600/IMG_2718.JPG%22" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_F3XkaE7Cprg/TGgjgsWnuxI/AAAAAAAAADA/vPH6Eg9MnhA/s320/IMG_2718.JPG" " /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4476242266587950605-1599189959090067899?l=hornbillnatureclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hornbill Nature Club, N. 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College, Manjeri, Keralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16978265340035960484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476242266587950605.post-24748495336612914962010-08-15T08:44:00.000-07:002010-08-15T10:07:00.930-07:00One Day Awareness programme on Biodiversity<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;">Hornbill Nature club</span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial;"> is hosting a </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">One Day Awareness programme on Biodiversity for the College level nature clubs of Malappuram district associated with <a href="http://www.wwfindia.org/">WWF-India</a></span></i><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Theme <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Biodiversity and Man</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Date <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>06.08.2010, Friday</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Venue <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Auditorium, <a href="http://www.nsscollegemanjeri.org/">NSS College, Manjeri</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Schedule <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">09.30am : <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Registration</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">10.30-11.30am : <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Technical Session 1</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Biodiversity and Man</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">11.30-12.30pm : <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Technical Session 2</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">Wetland Biodiversity</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">12.30-1.30pm : <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lunch Break</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">1.30-3.00pm : <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Activity Session</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial; line-height: 150%;">3.00-3.30pm : <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Conclusion of the workshop</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4476242266587950605-2474849533661291496?l=hornbillnatureclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hornbill Nature Club, N. 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