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General Information
Resolution
46502
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEM Forest Ecosystems Specialist Group 2017-2020
Period covered
Geographic scope
South and East Asia
Country/Territory
India
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Commissions
922C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Tribal Foundation, Nagercoil, India
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
World Forest Day was celebrated in a school with students. Environmental educator Davidson Sargunam highlighted the importance of forests and said that it was a privilege to live in the Western Ghats, a bio-hotspot, UNESCO heritage site and part of Agasthiarmalai Reserve.
Status
On-going
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
World Forest Day was celebrated in a school with students. Environmental educator Davidson Sargunam highlighted the importance of forests and said that it was a privilege to live in the Western Ghats, a bio-hotspot, UNESCO heritage site and part of Agasthiarmalai Reserve.
He said that major animals as elephant, tiger, leopard, Indian gaur, sloth bear have their habitat in the Western Ghats and minor animals as wild boar, porcupine, civet cat, mongoose, cobra, King cobra, vipers, green snake, Malabar squirrel, sambar, barking deer, spotted deer, bonnet monkey, Nilgiri langur, common langur and lion tailed macaque and more than 300 birds and about 1,000 herbal medicinal plants live there.
He stressed that it was the duty of every person to conserve and protect all the species.
He pointed out the challenges as hunting, poaching, illegal trade in wildlife, unscientific method of harvesting herbal medicinal plants, forest fire and impact of climate change and global warming are severe threats to the flora and fauna and people should plan and devise ways and means to face these challenges.
He said that major animals as elephant, tiger, leopard, Indian gaur, sloth bear have their habitat in the Western Ghats and minor animals as wild boar, porcupine, civet cat, mongoose, cobra, King cobra, vipers, green snake, Malabar squirrel, sambar, barking deer, spotted deer, bonnet monkey, Nilgiri langur, common langur and lion tailed macaque and more than 300 birds and about 1,000 herbal medicinal plants live there.
He stressed that it was the duty of every person to conserve and protect all the species.
He pointed out the challenges as hunting, poaching, illegal trade in wildlife, unscientific method of harvesting herbal medicinal plants, forest fire and impact of climate change and global warming are severe threats to the flora and fauna and people should plan and devise ways and means to face these challenges.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Challenges are trekking in the jungles is a risky affair amidst poisonous snakes and ferocious animals. We have to trek in trails challenging odd weather .We take precautions while entering into the jungles. But provision of sensor tools will be a blessing to safeguard us.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Students and the common man have acquired environmental education to conserve forests.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
We will celebrate the Day every year.
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