As
per the new article here,
Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) is doing all sorts of preparations to
host the Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC) -2012, which will be organized by
the State Biodiversity Board under the auspices of the National Biodiversity
Authority (NBA). The state government has constituted a committee led by chief
minister Oommen Chandy to take stock of the preparations.
The
three-day event will begin from 27th December, 2012 at Kanakakunnu Palace in
Thiruvananthapuram city. Participation of leading scientists from across the
globe is expected . This will be the first of its kind event to be hosted in
the city by the government under NBA. Earlier, a biodiversity congress was
organized in the city by the KSBB with the support of an NGO, he said.
Organized
with the support of the NBA, state biodiversity boards, various government
departments, educational institutions, research establishments and social
organizations, the focus of the congress will be on the theme of 'Biodiversity and Food Security'. A
biodiversity seminar and expo will also be held along with the congress to
popularize the concept and to protect biodiversity. All environmental issues
will be discussed at the seminar with focus on six areas which include forest
diversity, agricultural diversity, and knowledge of traditional heritage, city
biodiversity, wetland biodiversity and marine bio-diversity.
As
part of popularizing of biodiversity, road shows will also be conducted with
the participation of students and farmers. It will be a unique event of its
kind that would stress on the dire need to protect biodiversity and
environment.
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