GSPCB Government of India World Environment Day – 2021 (Theme: "Ecosystem Restoration”) Organized by Dept. of Environment & Climate Change Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority, Goa State Pollution Control Board, Goa State Biodiversity Board, Goa State Wetland Authority & Associated Bodies Under Dept. of Environment & Climate Change In association with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India Saturday, 5th June 2021, from:10:00 am onwards, Cavelossim Beach Opp. Hotel Byke in presence of Shri. Churchill Alemao, Hon. MLA, Benaulim Constituency, Sarpanch and BMC Chairperson of Cavelossim BMC. 11:00am Plantation along the River Sal in Association with Biodiversity Management Committees of Nuvem, Benaulim, Orlim, Dramapur – Sirlim, Navelim, Chinchinim, Assolna, Velim & Ambelim. Special program at Nuvem Majorda Road at Kuskode Bandara in Presence of Hon. MLA Nuvem Constituency Shri. Wilfred (Babashan) D'Sa in presence of Sarpanch and BMC Chairperson of Nuvem BMC. 1:15 pm Visit to Multiprocessing Centre of Goa State Biodiversity Board at Talemata – Pale, Kothambi in Special Presence of Hon. Chief Minister and MLA of Sakhali Constituency, Dr. Pramod Sawant, Sarpanch and BMC Chairperson at Pale Kothambi Multiprocessing Centre of GSBB. 3:00 pm onwards - Webinar on the theme of the World Environment Day " Ecosystem Restoration " by Goa State Pollution Control Boardwherein Mr. Mahesh Patil Member GCZMA and Dr. Manoj Borkar, Association Professor Dept of Zoology Carmel College of Women, Nuvem will be Delivering technical sessions on 'Eco-restoration approach: a case study of bauxite mine's and Eco-restoration and relictual species: Goa's Tarantulas at cross roads? Respectively. The said webinar will be inaugurated by Shri Nilesh Cabral Hon. Minister for Environment, Govt of Goa in the presence of Shri Ganesh Shetgaonkar Chairman GCPCB and Shri Kunal IAS Secretary Environment Govt. Of Goa. The webinar is open for general public wide link https://meet.google.com/dgk-egrr-piu. At 5 pm at Ministerial Block, there will be signing of MoU with Convergence Energy Services Ltd. (CESL – A wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. Under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India for supply of electric vehicles in the State of Goa followed by press conference. Date of the event : 05.06.2021 Timing of the event : 10:00 am onwards Name of the Chief Guest : Shri. Nilesh Cabral, Hon’ble. Minister for Environmnt, Climate Change, Power, Social Justice and Law, Renewable Energy Guest of Honor : Shri. Churchill Alemao, Hon. MLA, Benaulim Constituency, Shri. Wilfred (Babashan) D’Sa, Hon. MLA Nuvem Constituency Shri. Kunal, IAS, Secretary, Environment & Climate Change, Power, Elections, Non - Conventional Energy, Chairperson - GCZMA Other Dignitaries : 1. Shri. Dasharath Redkar, Director, Environment & Climate Change, GSWA, GCZMA 2. Smt. Meena Goltekar, Director, Directorate of Rural Development (DRDA) 3. Dr. Pradip Sarmokadam, Member Secretary, GSBB 4. Shri. Sanjeev Joglekar, Sr. EE. GSPCB, MS - GEDA Special Presence of Hon. Chief Minister and MLA of Sakhali Constituency, Dr. Pramod Sawant, at Pale Kothambi Multiprocessing Centre of GSBB The United Nations has designated 5th June as World Environment Day. Since it began in 1974, this day is celebrated to provide an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals, enterprises and communities in preserving and enhancing the environment. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is Ecosystem Restoration. As per UNEP ecosystem restoration can be taken up in many ways and forms: Growing trees, greening cities, rewilding gardens, changing diets or cleaning up rivers and coasts. This is the generation that can make peace with nature. Govt. of Goa is taking several initiatives as part of theme and will continue further for not only this year but for the next decade as this decade is designated as UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Our work of sand dune restoration at Cavelossim is just completed by involving local people in execution of work through Goa State Biodiversity Board, Local Biodiversity Management Committees & DRDA. In the first half if the day we have planned a visit to the site on 5th June 2021 followed byplantation along the River Sal in Association with Biodiversity Management Committees of Nuvem, Benaulim, Orlim, Dramapur – Sirlim, Navelim, Chinchinim, Assolna, Velim & Ambelim. Followed by visit to Multiprocessing Centre of Goa State Biodiversity Board at Pale Kothambi. In second half of the day, Govt of Goa in association with GSPCB and Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has organised a webinar on the theme of the World Environment Day " Ecosystem Restoration " Where Mr. Mahesh Patil Member GCZMA and Dr. Manoj Borkar, Association Professor Dept of Zoology Carmel College of Women, Nuvem will be Delivering technical sessions on 'Eco-restoration approach: a case study of bauxite mine's and Eco-restoration and relictual species: Goa's Tarantulas at cross roads? Respectively. The said webinar will be inaugurated by Shri Nilesh Cabral Hon. Minister for Environment, Govt of Goa in the presence of Shri Ganesh Shetgaonkar Chairman GCPCB and Shri Kunal IAS Secretary Environment Govt. Of Goa. The webinar is open for general public wide link https://meet.google.com/dgk-egrr-piu. Itinerary of Program Sr. Activity Time Venue No. 1 Visit to sand dune restoration at 10:00 am Cavelossim Beach Opp. Hotel Cavelossim onwards Byke in presence of Shri. Churchill Alemao, Hon. MLA, Benaulim Constituency, Sarpanch and BMC Chairperson of Cavelossim BMC 2 Plantation along the River Sal in 11:00 am Nuvem Majorda Road at Association with Biodiversity onward Kuskode Bandara in Presence Management Committees of Nuvem, of Hon. MLA Nuvem Benaulim, Orlim, Dramapur – Sirlim, Constituency Shri. Wilfred Navelim, Chinchinim, Assolna, Velim & (Babashan) D'Sa in Ambelim presence of Sarpanch and BMC Chairperson of Nuvem BMC 3 Visit to Multiprocessing Centre of Goa 1:15 am Talemata - Pale – Kothambi – State Biodiversity Board at Pale onwards Goa, in presence of Hon. Chief Kothambi Minister and MLA of Sakhali Constituency, Dr. Pramod Sawant, Sarpanch of Pale – Kothambi and BMC Chairperson. 4 Govt of Goa in association with 3:00 pm Virtual webinar by Goa State GSPCB and Centre for Environment onwards Pollution Control Board on Education (CEE) has organised a https://meet.google.com/dgk- webinar on the theme of the World egrr-piu Environment Day " Ecosystem Restoration " Where Mr. Mahesh Patil Member GCZMA and Dr. Manoj Borkar, Association Professor Dept of Zoology Carmel College of Women, Nuvem will be Delivering technical sessions on 'Eco-restoration approach: a case study of bauxite mine's and Eco-restoration and relictual species: Goa's Tarantulas at cross roads? Respectively. The said webinar will be inaugurated by Shri Nilesh Cabral Hon. Minister for Environment, Govt of Goa in the presence of Shri Ganesh Shetgaonkar Chairman GCPCB and Shri Kunal IAS Secretary Environment Govt. Of Goa. The webinar is open for general public wide link https://meet.google.com/dgk-egrr- piu Signing of MoU with Convergence 5:00 pm At Ministerial Block 5 Energy Services Ltd. (CESL – A wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. Under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India for supply of electric vehicles in the State of Goa followed by press conference..