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Education and Awareness

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Education and Awareness – To ensure training and man-power Environmental Education, Awareness and development in environment education; Training and Introduction and objective – To mobilize people’s awareness for preservation and conservation of The environmental damage already inflicted environment. due to alarming on-going population explosion, rapid movement towards Progress of Activities Undertaken under major urbanisation and industrialisation, increasing programmes needs of energy and fast scientific and National Green Corps (NGC) Programme technological advancement cannot be – It is a well-established and recognized fact reversed unless there is collective thinking, will that the children can be catalyst in and effort. These call for public awareness promoting a mass movement about the and participation for bringing about an ensemble of the environmental issues. attitudinal change and finally restricting Being future citizens, inculcation of attitude further damage to the environment. Effective and environmental oriented behaviour i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f e nvi ro n m e n t a l amongst them can bring about management and conservation programmes depends on education, awareness raising tremendous change in the society. It is in and training in the relevant areas. Without an this backdrop that the Ministry has understanding of how to conserve natural embarked upon a major initiative for resources and the compelling need to do so, creating environmental awareness among few people would be motivated to participate children by formation of a National Green actively in programmes on environmental Corps (NGC). Children are triggers for a conservation. Environment education and chain reaction, making a difference at the awareness thus assume critical importance. local and community level which in due The ‘Environmental Education, Awareness course lead to awareness at city, State, and Training’ is therefore an important country and global level. In less than six scheme of the Ministry for enhancing the years, that the programme has been in understanding of people at all levels about the operation, it has been catapulted into a relationship between human beings and the mass movement of children for environment and to develop capabilities/skills maintaining and preserving the to improve and protect the environment. This environment. During the year (up-to scheme was launched in 1983-84 with the 31.12.07) 83372 eco-clubs were following basic objectives supported across the country. No. of eco- – To develop educational/teaching clubs set up from 2002-03 to 2007-08 materials and aids in the formal education (upto 31.12.07) is given in Table-16. sector; NGC Programme is implemented – To encourage non-governmental throughout the country through State organizations, mass media and other Nodal Agencies. A list of such Agencies is concerned organizations for promoting given in Annexure-VIII. environmental awareness among the – A training programme for Master Trainer/ people at all level; Teacher-in-charges of Eco-clubs has been – To promote environment education formulated for whole country with cost through existing educational/scientific estimate of Rs. 10.90 Crores as per details /research institutions; given below

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National Green Corps Programme, the Ministry has brought out a wall calendar highlighting the message of the programme and focusing on environment significant events. Each leaf of the calendar is expected to inspire the young minds of the Eco-club members to contribute in creating nature and environment awareness in the country. Copies of calendars were distributed to all Fig.60 Eco-club guide delivering lecture to its the Eco-clubs across the country. members during a seminar on environmental protection and conservation National Environment Awareness Campaign • No. of Master Trainers to be trained (NEAC) 2476 – Environment protection and improvement • No. of teacher-in-charges of Eco-clubs is a task of such a magnitude that no 125333 Government, or group however resourceful or knowledgeable, can Training of the Master Trainers has already accomplish it successfully without been launched in current financial year. involvement of masses at large. Thus, Among the conventional modes of mass efforts are required to effectively spread communication, radio is the most potent awareness on environmental issues across medium to reach out to largest number of the country. In order to arouse people’s target groups with information and messages concern and awareness towards the concerning their lives and environment. environment National Environment Considering the coverage of the radio, which Awareness Campaign is also launched is more than 80% of the geographical area each year since 1986. and population of the country, the Ministry has decided to produce and broadcast – This programme was continued during this through Directorate of Advertising and Visual year with the main theme as ‘Biodiversity Publicity, two sponsored weekly radio Conservation’. The following sub- themes for action components were considered for programmes of half an hour and 15 minute financial assistance: duration over CBS stations and FM stations respectively of All Radio. • Wetland conservation – In the furtherance of the objectives of the • Medicinal plants • Biodiversity as an indicator of environmental quality • Role of community in biodiversity conservation • Biodiversity and pollution abatement – In this campaign, NGOs, schools, colleges, universities, research institutions, women and youth organisations, army units, government departments etc. from all over the country get associated in organising and conducting awareness Fig.61 No. of eco-clubs supported

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institutions and other professional bodies visited the library for various information required by them from time to time. In order to provide online access to the users, the library records were computerised. Seminars/Symposia/Workshops Universities/Professional bodies/Technical Institutions and other R&D organisations are Fig.62 Number of participating organizations very responsive to the programme as is in NEAC programme raising activities followed by action evidenced by the increase in the number of activities. Nominal financial assistance is proposals being received by the Ministry. provided for the purpose by the Ministry. Thrust areas as identified under the programme are under review and being – During the year, 9938 organisations were associated with campaign and were expanded to include more new areas. provided financial assistance under the Proposal to enhance the monetary ceilings for scheme through concerned Regional events at District, State, National and Resource Agencies (Annexure-IX). International levels is under consideration to expand the outreach of the programme both Library geographically and demographically. During – Library is the documented repository of the the year, about 53 (as on 31.12.07) Ministry for dissemination of information organisations were provided financial in the field of environment and its assistance by the Ministry for conducting associated areas. It has a collection of over seminars/symposia/workshops etc. 25,000 books and Technical reports etc. Besides, the library also receives more Mass Awareness than 50 national/international journals With the objective of spreading environmental covering diverse areas of environment. awareness and facilitating better compliance Being the scientific Ministry, Library is one with environmental regulations, the Ministry of the richest documentary bases for has formulated a Media Action Plan (MAP), scientific journals in the field of environment and its associated areas. under which the following major activities were supported/sponsored during the year – The library performs an important role in the planning, promotion, implementation – Telecast of 22 episodes of ‘Bhoomi’ and coordination of the Ministry’s including ‘Best of Bhoomi’ a half an hour objectives by providing timely access to weekly environmental television magazine relevant and comprehensive documentary on Doordarshan National Channel and information to its users viz. officials of the distribution of 1000 sets of 12 CDs each Ministry, external organizations (both containing ‘Best of Bhoomi’ episodes to governmental and non governmental) nodal agencies and district coordinators research students, decision makers etc. of the National Green Corps (NGC) – Apart form the technical books, journals, Programme for onward distribution and proceedings etc. the library also procured screening in various schools covered by a wide range of journals, books both in NGC Programme. Hindi & English during the year. Research scholars from various organisations, – Telecast of 42 episodes of “Sarokar”, a 15 minutes weekly environmental television

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Table-16. No. of Eco-clubs established since launching of the NGC Programme

States/UTs No of Eco-clubs 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 100 5750 5750 3900 3900 3900 2800 Arunanchal Pradesh 525 3450 2300 Bihar 7200 5266 5700 5700 Chandhigarh 113 112 110 150 100 3932 4000 2373 2400 2400 1600 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu 44 Delhi 1600 1500 1500 1500 1150 Goa 500 441 300 300 200 6500 6250 3750 3750 3750 2500 Haryana 5000 2850 2750 2750 1900 Himachal Pradesh 1693 1800 1800 1800 1200 J & K 2100 Jharkhand 3300 3150 8000 4800 4050 2700 3500 2100 1400 Lakshadweep 12 12 8844 8844 5400 5400 4950 3300 Manipur 1350 1350 900 Meghalaya Mizoram 1235 1200 1200 1200 1200 MP 12000 7200 7200 7200 6750 4500 Nagaland 2048 2107 800 800 800 Orissa 5900 4500 4500 4500 3000 Pondicherry 550 513 513 600 Punjab 5000 4250 2550 2550 1800 1700 Rajasthan 8000 8000 4800 4800 3200 Sikkim 540 7500 7500 4500 4500 4350 2800 Tripura 600 600 600 600 600 UP 10747 10500 10500 Uttarakhand 1950 1300 West Bengal 4750 4750 2850 2850 2850 1800 Total 83372 91378 67943 68125 78250 37206

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magazine called ‘Sarokar’ covering Publication various environmental issues such as – The objective of this programme is to utilise Community effort in environmental expertise available with professional protection , Water societies, voluntary organisations, Pollution, Afforestation, Wind Power, institutions etc. for developing and Herbal Pesticides, Bio-medical Waste, Bio- publication of High quality resource diesel, Air Pollution etc. relating to material for promoting environment Rajasthan. education and awareness by providing – Staging of 105 shows of street play title financial assistance for development and “Khuli Hawa Ki Talaash Mein” by Centre publication of such material. The for Education and Voluntary Action publication material must popularise the (CEVA) for spreading awareness understanding about the environment, environmental degradation in the States of emerging issues and out of the box Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, J&K, solutions including innovative approaches Rajasthan, D elhi, Kolkata and for protection and should be relevant and Chandigarh. of high standard and should supplement – Vatavaran-2007 – 4th Competitive the efforts of the Ministry to promote Environment & Wildlife Film Festival held environment education and awareness. at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from – Under the programme, grant is not 12-16 September, 2007 with a total of provided for publication of newsletters, 275 entries including 54 entries from 18 magazines, journals, periodicals etc. or to foreign countries. Thirty one awards were any publisher/business house including given in 18 different categories (12 for individual. Indian Section and 6 for International Grants-in-aid to Professional Societies Section). The ‘Young Environment Journalist in Print and Broadcast’ award as – The Objective of the programme is to well as awards for Technical excellence for facilitate optimum utilization of expertise camera, story telling and editing were also available with Professional Societies and introduced for the first time. Institutions for Promotion of Environment Education and Awareness. The Environment Appreciation Courses programme aims at utilising the existing The target groups for environment education capacities while simultaneously providing are diverse ranging from school children to for enhancing the capacities of such community leaders. So in order to provide institutions. The projects to be financially interested persons an opportunity to learn in supported would inter-alia include detail about specific environmental issues, a development/extension of execution course module has been got developed from galleries, interpretation centres and Indira Gandhi National Open University education material relating top ecology, (IGNOU) for Environmental Appreciation wildlife and environment. The financial Courses. Delivery of these courses has already assistance is not provided for procurement started through distance education mode of capital goods/ equipment. However, through IGNOU regional centres. some office equipment like computer/

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projector etc. can be purchased if they O r i s s a , Pu n j a b , U t t a r a k h a n d , incidental to or inertial part of exhibition Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, galleries, interpretation centres and Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, educational focused activities. This one Tripura and West Bengal. Teachers of 100 time grant is also not available for schools in each State have been trained in research, collection and completion of the protocols for conducting the data and information or to ant experiments in four broad environmental individual/business houses. parameters – Hydrology, Soil, Land Cover and Atmospheric Temperature/ Rainfall – The societies/institutions to be supported under this project. under this programme should have credential and in-house expertise/ – A process to consolidate furthers the ex p erien c e of work i n g i n t h e activities under the GLOBE programme in environmental education field. Such all the 1800 schools was started in the institutes/societies may also include financial year 2006-07. The process inter- National History Museums, Science alia subsumes training of teachers in centres, NGOs, etc. GLOBE protocol and provision of requisite Global Learning & Observation to Benefit the equipment. Environment (GLOBE) Other Awareness Programmes — The Global Learning and Observations to Observance of Earth Day Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Earth Day is an annual observance held on Programme – an international Science and April 22 every year to increase public Education programme – provides a unique awareness on the environment. During opportunity to its students to carry out financial year 2007-08, a host of activities various measurements so that they can were supported on and before Earth Day to learn about scientific protocols and use the occasion to involve people in making a perform environmental learning activities, difference towards a healthy, prosperous and which have already been introduced as sustainable future. The activities ranged from theory in the textbooks. The GLOBE competitions (essay, painting, poster making, programme not only helps the students to etc.) to Rallies, Runs and formation of human appreciate the contents of the textbooks chain. Streets plays were also organised to through better understanding but also spread the message of environment assists them in gaining complete conservation. knowledge of environment. Perfect Health Mela-2007 – So far about 1800 GLOBE trained teachers in the country, had included this Collaboration of Students in “Inter Eco-club programme under the “Environment school competition at Perfect Health Mela- Education in School system” (EESS) 2007” Grounds from October 27-November programme for Hands-on activities. The 4, 2007. programme was launched as a Children Science Congress component of the EESS project in the 16 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam Collaboration of Students in NGC Students Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Environmental Congress at Vishakapatnam.

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National Museum of Natural History Wealth” was taken to eight Schools at Introduction different districts of Orissa. The exhibition was accompanied by screening of films on nature The National Museum of Natural History & wildlife. About 7,800 students participated (NMNH), a subordinate organization of the in the exhibition and the film show. Ministry, was opened to public in 1978 to create public awareness in preservation and Exhibition on “Extinct and Threatened conservation of environment and nature. Over Animals of India” the years, the Museum has extended its An exhibition on theme “Extinct and activities in different regions of the country and Threatened Animals of India” was organised set up three Regional Museums one each at during 17-18, November, 2007 at Indira Mysore (Karnataka), Bhopal (Madhya Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Pradesh) and Bhubaneswar (Orissa). These Bhopal on the occasion of “National Ban museums have been established to depict Rang”. More than 10,000 students and flora, fauna, forests, wildlife and other teachers visited this exhibition. environmental aspects of the respective Orientation Workshop for Trainee Teachers regions. Since its inception, the Museum has been temporarily housed in the FICCI Two Workshops were organised for the premises at Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. trainee teachers of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Moti Bagh, N. Progress of Activities Undertaken Delhi. The first batch from 21-23 August, 2007 Mould Your Future - Exhibition of Models and the second batch from 29-31 August, A month long exhibition of the Models held in 2007. A total number of 100 trainee teachers the temporary exhibition hall of NMNH, New are invited to participate in the workshops with Delhi. The Models were prepared by the not more than 50 trainee teachers in each school students for “Model Making batch. Competition” held on 29.10.07 on the Teacher Orientation Programme occasion of “International Day for the The Programme was launched on Preservation of Ozone Layer”. International Museum Day – from 18- 20 May, Exhibition on Wheels on the theme “Forest 2007 at Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve on the Wealth” theme “Birds of M.P.” Twenty four teachers The travelling exhibition on the theme “Forest from various schools and colleges of participated. Teachers’ Workshop A two-days Workshop for High School students in Mysore on “Conservation of Karnataka Heritage” was organised during 29- 30 June, 2007 by the Museum in collaboration with the State Departments of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage and the Dept. of Archives, in which 25 teachers participated. As a part of the programme the various heritage structures in Mysore city were shown Fig.63 An exhibition on wheels displayed in school campus and explained to teachers.

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Fig.64 Painting competition organized on National Science Day by NMNH

Workshop for Teachers of Eco-clubs Twenty seven Teachers from 27 districts The Workshop was organised by RMNH from participated. The programme included 5-10 August, 2007 in association with Centre lectures on different topics related to eco-club for Environmental Studies, Govt. of Orissa. activities. Field visit to RPRC, and Nandankanan Zoo was undertaken to show medicinal plants, vermiculture, vermi- composting & rain water harvesting. World Environment Day and NMNH Foundation Day celebration – The World Environment Day and NMNH Foundation Day celebrations were organised by NMNH in India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi on 5th June, 2007. Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs inaugurated the function as Chief Guest. A small skit on environmental problems based on this years UNEP theme “Melting Ice – A Hot Topic” was presented by the participants of Summer Programme 2007. – Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister for External Affairs, Government of India, Chief Guest at the occasion decorated Fig.65 A display of Hornet Wasp nest at RMNH, Mysore Master Akshay Gupta, participant in the

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Summer Programme-2007, Group-I National Park, Bhopal on “Flora of Madhya ( G r e e n T e e n s ) w i t h “ Yo u n g Pradesh”. Environmentalist” award for the year Publications 2007. He was selectd on the basis of his best performance in various activities done NMNH and its Regional Centres published a during the Summer Programme-2007. number of publications in English, Hindi, Kannada and Oriya on the topics related to – Shri Namo Narayan Meena, Minister of animals, plants, bio-diversity such as State for Environment & Forests gave away Paryavaran Ke Nare in Hindi, Posters, Guide prizes to the First, Second and Third prize Book in Hindi, Summer Programme winners in three categories of “Essay Magazine and Nature Study Kit for students. Writing Competition” (held on the occasion of Earth Day) and the First, Regional Museum of Natural History at Second and Third prize winners in “Quiz Sawai-Madhopur Contest” and “Declamation Contest” (held – Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural during Summber Programme-2007, History, Sawai Madhopur is conceived to Group-I (Green Teens). be a non-formal centre for environmental Biodiversity Programme for Students education and creation of public awareness on conservation of nature and RMNH, Bhopal organised this programme for natural resources. 10th and 11th standard students on 21-22 August, 2007. Lectures cum demonstration – The main aim of the museum will be to were delivered by Director, Care for the Wild focus attention on arid, semi-arid and India on “Importance of Conservation of desert ecosystems, conservation and Wildlife” and Range Officer, Van Vihar preservation of biodiversity and geology

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of the western regions, in addition to Progress of Activities Undertaken by paying adequate attention to the endemic various Institutes flora and fauna and wildlife. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy – Possession of a piece of land measuring (IGNFA), Dehradun 7.42 Acres has been taken over from the Introduction State Government for Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History (RG- The mandate of the academy is to impart RMNH), Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. professional training to regular recruits of The foundation stone laying ceremony was Indian Forest Service. The academy also held on 23rd Dcember 2007 at 4.00 PM conducts Professional Skill Up-gradation by the Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri Course for SFS officers inducted into IFS and M. Hameed Ansari. mid career in-service training courses for IFS officers at various levels of seniority. In Setting up of Regional Museum at Gangtok addition, workshops and seminars are also (Sikkim) organized on emerging issues in forestry – The Ministry has approved the proposal sector. for setting up the fifth Regional Museum of Progress of Activities Undertaken Natural History at Gangtok, Sikkim and it is included in the 11th Five Year Plan. This – At present two batches of IFS probationers museum will cover the North Eastern and Foreign Trainees are undergoing region which is a hot spot of biodiversity. training at the Academy. These training courses include a series of lectures, – A suitable piece of land has been practicals, case studies, panel discussions, identified and the Government of Sikkim field visits, tours, excursions, symposia, has agreed in principle to provide the land seminars, guest talks. for setting up of the Regional Museum. – Twenty one IFS Probationers and two Forestry Education, Training and Extension Foreign Trainees from Bhutan of 2004- Introduction 2007 Course and twenty nine IFS The present system of forestry education and probationers and two Foreign Trainees training is tailored to produce skilled forest from Bhutan of 2005 - 2007 course have managers so is to manage, protect and passed from the Academy after conserve the forests in consonance with completing their training. So far twenty National Forest Policy, 1988, National two batches of IFS officers have undergone Forestry Action Programme, 1999 etc. The training in this academy since 1987. activities related to forestry education, training – Thirty six IFS Probationers and two Foreign and extension are performed by the different Trainees of 2006-2008 Course are institutes of the Ministry like Indira Gandhi undergoing Professional Phase of Training National Forest Academy (IGNFA), of in the Academy. Dehradun; Directorate of Forest Education – Twenty four IFS Probationers and two (DFE), Dehradun; Indian Council of Forestry Foreign Trainees of 2007-2009 Course Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun; joined the Academy on December 1, Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun; Indian 2007 for Professional Training after Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal completing the Foundational Course at the and Indian Plywood Industries Research and La l B a h a d u r S h a s t ri N a t i o n a l Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore etc. Administration Academy, Mussoorrie.

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– XX Skill Up-gradation Course during Capacity Building of IFS Officers August – October, 2007 was conducted, – During the year, the Ministry sponsored 45 in which 62 officers of various cadres one-week courses in the premier training/ participated. management institutions in the country on – Eight Advanced Forest Management a wide range of disciplines including (AFM) courses for the IFS officers of the management and administration of 1997, 1990 and 1986 batches have been forests, wildlife, environment and general organized. administration in the government. The topics include public-partnership in – O n e Sp e cia l Adva n c e d Fo rest forestry, financial management & audit Management (AFM) courses for 1985 sensitization, joint forest management, batch was conducted for those officers holistic approach to watershed who could not participate in these courses m a n a g e m e n t t h ro u g h p e o p l e’ s earlier. participation, environmental impact – A Management module of two days indicators and valuation techniques, duration by Indian Institute of intellectual property rights and WTO Management has been introduced in accountability-scope of patenting, Advanced Forest Management Courses. development of project design document – Academy also organized two Senior for forestr y clean development Foresters Workshop of three days each the mechanisms projects, the art of interacting IFS officers who have completed 30 and with print and electronic media, various 25 years of service. provisions under right to information act – 2005, application of remote sensing and – One-week refresher training programme GIS in forestry, effective leadership and on ‘Policy and Legal Issues’ was organized conflict resolution, impact of global during October, 2007 in which 24 IFS warming and climate change on forest officers from various states participated. and biodiversity etc. – Kirti Chakra P.Srinivas Memorial Lecture – Five IFS officers have been sponsored to was organized on 20.11.2007. Sh. K. pursue long-term courses offered by The Vijay Kumar,IPS Additional, DGP, Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)-New Tamilnadu who headed special task force Delhi, Indian Institute of Management constituted for nabbing dreaded (IIM) – Bangalore and National Defence Veerapan, delivered a lecture on “Role of College, New Delhi. police in forest protection”. – During the year, the Ministry sponsored – During July, 2007 mentors meet was nine two-day training workshops on organized. In this meet Senior officers emerging topics in the field of forests, responsible for the field training of IFS wildlife and environment conservation probationers in their cadres, attended. having regional, national and Revised training pattern and general feed international importance. The training back about training were discussed. workshops/seminars were also sponsored – A three days orientation module on in the premier institutions/ organizations Management for Indian depending upon their expertise and Police Service probationers is being strengths in a particular field/ discipline. organized from 13-15 December, 2007. The broad themes for training workshops Eighty eight IPS probationers attended the include concurrent monitoring and same module. evaluation of schemes – responsibilities of

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the implementing officers, collection, Objectives of the Directorate are compilation, validation and dissemination – To cater to the Training Needs of SFS of forestry statistics, ecological and Officers and Forest Rangers of States / environment awareness etc. Union territories in the country. – A booklet on “Capacity Building in – To ensure ‘standard and quality’ training Forestry Sector Programmes for The Forest imparted to the forestry personnel. Officers during 2007-08” was also brought out. – To assist develop appropriate and relevant training contents and evaluation standards Directorate of Forest Education for forestry training at various level. Introduction – To assist the Centre and the States to – The Directorate of Forest Education was develop training policy for efficient human part of the Forest Research Institute & resource management and development. Colleges, Dehradun and remained – To help States assess ‘Training Needs’ of responsible for professional and technical forestry personnel for quality and standard level training/ education in the country. training. After the reorganization of Forest Research Institute & Colleges and creation of an Progress of Activities Undertaken autonomous Indian Council of Forestry – Induction training in the form of ‘Two years Research & Education (ICFRE), this diploma and certificate courses’ for the Directorate was de-linked from FRI & newly recruited SFS and “ Eighteen months Colleges in 1991 and now functions certificate course” for Range Forest directly under the Ministry of Environment Officers have been undertaken. & Forests. The post of DFE was created in – In-service Training of SFS and Range 1953 under the FRI & Colleges to assist the Officers as short term refresher courses has President, Forest Research Institute in been initiated. running and to ensure standard and quality forestry training in the country. – Capacity building courses (computer application, theme based etc.) for field – Status and capacity of the Forest Training officers is being undertaken. Colleges are as follows – Courses on basic training skills (TOT) and Colleges Under Government Of India workshops on different themes of Forestry State Forest Service College, Dehradun 50 for SFS Officers, Training of Trainers, and State Forest Service College, Coimbatore 50 Training of FRO’s of 5 days duration have also been undertaken. State Forest Service College, Burnihat 50 – One Training of SFS officers at SFS EFRC, Kurseong (West Bengal). 40 College, Dehradun was carried out. Total 190 – One course of Training of Forest Rangers in SFS College, Burnihat/ Coimbatore & Colleges Under State Governments EFRC, Kurseong was completed. FTI, Haldwani (UP). 50 – Three Refresher Courses for in-service SFS GFRC, Rajpipla (Gujarat). 40 officers with 30-35 participants in each OFRC, Angul (Orissa). 40 course was completed. FRC, Balaghat (MP). 50 – Three Basic Courses on Computer Total 180 Application in Forestry for in-service SFS

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officers with 25-30 participants in each Diploma Course (PGDC) (18th batch) and course were completed. all were placed through campus – Two Advance Courses on Computer recruitment. PGDC of 19th batch Application in Forestry for in-service SFS commenced in November 2007 with 21 officers with 30-35 participants in each candidates. course have been completed. – IPIRTI organized training programmes for – Theme based two courses in forestry for In- different target groups ranging from the service SFS Officers with 25-30 level of technicians to managers on participants in each course was completed sponsorship basis and also for national during the year. and international students. A total of 18 Short Term Courses were conducted – Six Training cum workshop (5 days during the year, including one duration) on Policy, legal issues and International Training Course for International Conventions, Biodiversity Candidates from Timor on “preliminary Conservation/Climate change, Training Processing of Bamboo, Preservation, of Trainers have been undertaken. operation and Maintenance of Bamboo – Two courses of two weeks on “General Processing Machines” Refresher Course” for Range Officers with 30 participants in each course were Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), completed. Bhopal – Theme based course in forestry for In- Introduction and objectives service Range Officers with 25-30 The IIFM, Bhopal as a sectoral management participants was carried out. institute and an autonomous institution of the – Sixty three two weeks “Refresher Course” Ministry imparts education and training in for in-service Deputy Rangers, Foresters forest management. Broad objectives of the and Forest Guards with 30-35 participants institute are as follows in each course in the forestry schools/ – To meet the demand for the trained human institutions of the States under the resource with managerial and analytical supervision of the Directorate were skills in the areas of forest environmental conducted. and development management through – Two days training on “Sensitization” about regular educational courses. forestry and related issues was conducted – To update the knowledge and managerial on 13-14 August, 2007 at State Forest skills of the serving professionals in the Service College, Dehradun for the above areas through short-term personal from M/s Crain India Ltd., Management Development Programs. Gurgaon. – To generate information on field realities Indian Plywood Industries Research and and derive meaningful interpretation Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore through systematic research. – IPIRTI conducted various diploma courses – To offer consultancy services to the needy and vocational courses to meet the human client organizations based on the resources development needs of the available expertise. mechanic wood industries. – To disseminate the research-based – During the year, 13 trainees had information/knowledge to meet the successfully completed the Post Graduate information needs of the forestry,

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environment and allied sectors through Institute had received 73 projects for OT-I trainings, seminars and publications. and 85 projects for OT-II, which was – To generate and maintain relevant almost double the strength of the students. databases that are essential for policy – All the participants of 12th batch of Post formulation, project planning and strategy Master Course in Natural Resource development in forestry, environment and Management (MRM) got well placed, allied sectors mostly in development sector through – To develop an Information Management campus placements. For the one-year Post System, which is compatible with and Master level Course on Natural Resource easily accessible to all levels of users, i.e. Management (2006-07) 166 applications from local (community) to global levels. were received and finally 19 participants were admitted for the programme. – To be in constant pursuit of academic and professional excellence so as to effectively Wildlife Education and Training serve the national interests, while Introduction incorporating international perspectives in Wildlife education and training is primarily its academic functions. looked after by the Wildlife Institute of India, Progress of Activities Undertaken an autonomous institute of the Ministry for – The Institute offers two academic imparting training to government and non- programmes viz., Post Graduate government personnel to carry out research Programme in Forestry Management and training activities and advice on matters (Equivalent to Master Degree) and of conservation and management of wildlife Postmaster’s Programme in Natural resources. Resource Management (Equivalent to M. Progress of Activities Undertaken Phil). The Institute is also recognised as – Institute runs three regular courses viz., 2- Centre for Research by Forest Research year M.Sc. degree programme in Wildlife Institute (FRI), Dehradun for Doctoral Sciences, 9-month Post Graduate Diploma programmes. in Wildlife Management, and 3-month – All the students of PGDFM passed in 2007 Cer t i fic a te Cou rse i n Wi l d l i fe got placed through campus recruitment Management. held in January 2007. – The Institute has trained 457 Indian and – Out of 2457 applications received for the 77 foreign nationals in 28 Diploma PGDFM 2006-08 programme, 40 Courses while 351 and 52 foreign students were finally selected with varied nationals in 27 Certificate Courses. educational background like science, arts, engineering, IT and commerce through a – The Institute conducts Master’s Degree rigorous selection process. The scenario of Programme in Wildlife Sciences every the Organizational Training (OT) was also alternate year and 84 students have quite encouraging during the year as the enrolled in 10 courses conducted so far.

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