community participation and public awarness for ecological restoration and conservation

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND

PUBLIC AWARNESS FOR ECOLOGICAL

RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION

Ecosystem is being destroyed rapidly…

Therefore ecological conservation and restoration is necessary….

Eco-club

Eco club is a voluntary group promoting the participation of students in learning about and improving the environment.

Three main themes:*People*Nature*culture

Earth day

April 22 is a special day for promoting conservation and creating awareness about the earth’s resources.

June 5 is celebrated as World environment day.

Wildlife week is celebrated between October 1-7.

VAN MAHOTSAVA

This is a festival or a celebration of plantation of trees. It is an annual event where large scale tree plantation takes place all over the country.

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Exhibitions

Popular means of creating awareness about environment.

GOVERNMENT AND NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS

Government undertake programme to create awareness among people.

Several NGOs are working in India. They can educate public through audio-visual and other means.

CHIPKO MOVEMENT

In 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India. It came to be

known as Chipko Andolan.

“Embrace the trees and

Save them from being felled;

The property of our hills,

Save them from being looted”.

Sunderlal Bahuguna undertook a 5000km foot march to spread the Chipko message.

“Ecology is permanent economy”

Chipko Andolan drew worldwide attention . It inspired environmentalists both in India and abroad.

It made a substantial contribution to eco-ferminism, deep ecology, community based conservation and sustainable development.

NARMADA BACHAO

ANDOLAN

This was started in 1986under the leadership of Medha Patkar. It aimed primarily to educate those

directly affected about the social and environmental impact of large development projects.

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