Inaugural session of GSDP Certificate course in Development of People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) and Management of BMC's( Biodiversity Management Committee) under Biological Diversity Act 2002

BNHS ENVIS Centre on Avian Ecology, established under the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) programme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in the area of Avian Ecology, was organized one-month training programme in association with the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board, on “Certificate Course in Development of PBR and management of BMCs under Biological Diversity Act 2002” from July 12 to August 11, 2019 at the Forest Guard Training School, at Post Shahapur, District Thane, Maharashtra.

 

This technical training course was designed for youth in rural areas where local communities depend heavily on natural bio-resources. The principal objective of this course will train youth to develop a comprehensive and good quality People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) at the village panchayat level, which can be used effectively in sustainable development of the local community and village panchayat

Inaugural session of GSDP Certificate course in Development of People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) and Management of BMC's( Biodiversity Management Committee) under Biological Diversity Act 2002 was held on 12 July 2019 at Forest Guard Training School (FGTS) Shahapur, Thane district of Maharashtra. This inaugural session was attended and inaugurated by Mr. Chandrakant Kamble (Director of FGTS ), Mr. Vasant Ghule (Divisional Forest Officer), Dr. Girish Jathar (ENVIS-BNHS Project Coordinator) , Dr. Rahul Mungikar (Assistant Director , BNHS) along with ENVIS staff Mr. Nandkishor Dudhe, Mr. Omkar Kakade & Mr. Viraj Athalye.