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WCC 2016 Res 075 - Activity Report

Submitted by Davidson.Sargunam on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 19:43
General Information
Affirmation of the role of indigenous cultures in global conservation efforts
IUCN Constituent: 
B22C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
South and East Asia
Country/Territory: 
India
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Commissions: 
922C53A4-DEB7-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Tribal foundation, Nagercoil, India
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessOn-going
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessMother Language Day was celebrated at a school meant for the indigenous Kaani students in the Western Ghats, India. Addressing the students and their parents, environmental educator Davidson Sargunam said that the Kaani dialect is rich in nature-based words that should be documented and preserved. International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism . He quoted the UNO document that says about the Day, “languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.” He said that the language is closely associated with the local biodiversity and should be preserved . On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The indigenous people are sensitized that their dialogue has global significance.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
The tribal youth are not interested to speak their dialect as they feel low of speaking it. In schools , offices and in the public the use of Tamil and English have a great impact on their culture that they are compelled to keep aside their dialectical language, drama, songs and dance. In educational institutions other languages are taught and the younger generation is tendin
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
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