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Wild9 – Ninth World Wilderness Congress
Some of the most well-known wilderness experts are attending the ninth World Wilderness Congress to debate and finalise objectives and targets aimed at protecting wild nature – wilderness, wetlands, wildlife, and the oceans –to ensure a clean and healthy planet. The event is being held from November 6 – 13, 2009 in Mérida, Mexico.
Meet Jairam Ramesh – India’s Minister for Environment and Forests
October 2009: In a recent interview to Tehelka, Jairam Ramesh, an economist by profession, stated that India’s Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was sacrosanct. That saving tigers saves forests, saving snow leopards saves Himalayan ecosystems and saving river dolphins saves rivers. Bittu Sahgal met him in his office in New Delhi to ask how he hopes to win the support of hawkish cabinet colleagues and bring them around to his way of thinking.
Passage to Survival – Restore the Gola river and Golai elephant corridors
October 2009: The sal dappled glades of the Corbett Tiger Reserve and the evergreen forests of the Upper Dehing Reserved Forests are a perfect example of how India can use her forests to fight climate change. The healthy biodiversity and connectivity of these forests to nearby landscapes make them ideal carbon sinks. Yet, government officials remain least concerned over the importance of ensuring the contiguity and sanctity of these landscapes.
Seeking Lebensraum in Lakshadweep
October 2009: Finally, a fluke! Actually, three! Before we realised it, the three show offs were displaying their acrobatic skills – somersaults, flips, fin-hellos, et al! The bottlenose dolphins Tursiops sp. steered the way, as our liner, Kavaratti, cut through the Prussian blue waters of the Indian Ocean on a clear January afternoon.
Sanctuary-RBS Wildlife Awards 2008
For the ninth year, the Sanctuary-RBS Wildlife Awards honour those who work to protect our planet. Each one of them is an inspiration to the youth of a resurgent, ecologically-vibrant India. They are also proof positive of the words of that inspirational anthropologist, Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does.”
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