Focus on participatory approach to conservation

Thiruvananthapuram,   The Hindu, February 24, 2015 The second National Biodiversity Congress organised by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) began here on Monday with a call to adopt participatory approach to conservation and natural resource management. In his inaugural address, K. Muraleedharan, MLA, highlighted the health hazards caused by the relentless assault on the environment. “Many epidemic outbreaks...

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New species of birds spotted

Kozhikode,   The Hindu, February 24, 2015 Five species of birds and eight varieties of butterflies new to the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kozhikode have been spotted during the annual survey conducted under the aegis of the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department and the Malabar Natural History Society (MNHS) here recently. As...

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Authority for wetlands sought

Jabir Mushthari Kozhikode,   The Hindu, February 3, 2015  The need for creating an authority for wetland management was stressed during the World Wetland Day observation programme organised by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) on its campus at Kunnamangalam in the district on Monday. Organised in collaboration with the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment,...

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‘We are heading for a disaster’

K.A. Martin KOCHI,   The Hindu, February 2, 2015  The deteriorating condition of the Vembanad backwater system along with other Ramsar sites in the State are in focus as activists get together on Monday to observe World Wetlands Day, recalling the adoption of the wetlands convention in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Clams, a large number of fish species and the famed scampi are among the best known...

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Wetlands are being gobbled up

T. Nandakumar Thiruvananthapuram,   TheHindu, February 2, 2015  In the absence of a conservation and sustainable management plan for wetlands, the lakes in Kerala are increasingly prone to encroachment, pollution, and debilitation caused by invasive alien species. On the eve of the World Wetlands Day 2015 to be observed...

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Bird survey bares issues of concern

Ignatius Pereira KOLLAM,   The Hindu, February 1, 2015  The annual Asian Waterfowl Census (AWC) held in six select wetlands last Saturday in Kollam has revealed matters of concern and elation for birdwatchers. While the waterbird population was a cause for excitement, questions have been raised about the conservation...

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