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World Environment Day
celebration: |
The World Environment day slogan for the
year 2009 is "Your Planet Needs you! Unite
to Combat Climate Change”. To propagate
the Environmental awareness to the school
students Dr. R. Annamalai, I.F.S.,
Director, Department of Environment made a
presentation to the school students on
Global Warming and also showed a video
film on Tiger Conservation. An awareness
mobile bus from TNPCB, exhibited the
impact of Global warming on Ecology and
showed short film on various environmental
issues like biodiversity, solid waste
management and pollution. To inagurate the
WED celebration Hon'ble Minister for
Environment
planted a tree sapling and gave away the
Environmental awards to the winners for
the year 2008 and said that the poor and
down trodden were the most affected due
the climate change. Planting and nurturing
of trees and preservation of water bodies
would help to mitigate the effect of
Global warming. The Hon’ble minister also
released a CD on the abstract Climate
Change. He also encouraged the
students to take concrete steps towards
making the planet greener by planting more
tree saplings inside school campus.
The world Environment Day 2009 was
celebrated in SSKV Higher Secondary School
Permises, Kancheepram. More than 250
school students from various NGC eco club
school participated.
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II. Land
Conservation Week |
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The Tamil Nadu State Land Use Board (SLUB)
and the Department of Environment have
jointly organized an awareness campaign on
“Scientific management of Natural Resources”
on 19th November, 2008 at Guindy
National Park. More than 150 NGC school
students from City schools participated
along with the teachers and NGC
coordinators. Dr. M. Naganathan, Vice
Chairman, State Planning Commission &
Chairman State Land Use Board inaugurated an
exhibition on Global warming and discussed
about the impact of thermal / coal based
energy and its consequences. There were 10
exhibition posters were prepared on the
following themes and exhibited for the
school students.
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Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity
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Carbon Cycle
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Source of Carbon dioxide
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World Green House gas emission by sectors
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Impact of Climate Change
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The Green House Effect
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Global warming potentials
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Man Made sources of Methane
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Man Made sources of Nitrous oxide
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Rising level of Green House gases
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Global Average near surface temperature
ü Save
the Polar Bear
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III)
Training Programme to Teacher Co-ordinators |
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A one day training programme
to teacher coordinators of
NGC and Eco club students
was organized in the
following 6 districts. In
each districts 250 teachers
and 40 NGC coordinators have
participated. The Eco club
teachers were trained on
various aspects on
Environment like Global
warming, forest
conservation, agricultural
issues, pollution control
and Environmental education.
Experts from various
Government departments were
made presentations on the
above mentioned topics. Dr.
R. Annamalai, I.F.S.,
Director, Department of
Environment made a
presentation on Global
Warming in all the six
districts. The Teachers
coordinator training
programme was funded by MoEF,
GoI.
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District |
Venue |
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7th January |
Kancheepuram |
Jayagopal Garodia
National Higher
Secondary School, East
Thambaram |
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2. |
9th January |
Tiruvallur |
SRM Higher Secondary
School, Ambattore. |
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3. |
12th January |
Chennai |
Maharishi Vidya Mandir,
Chetpet, Chennai |
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4. |
28th January |
Vellore |
Government Muslim Higher
Secondary School |
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5. |
29th January |
Dharmapuri |
Athiyaman Government
Boys Higher secondary
school |
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6. |
30th January |
Krishnagiri |
Government Girls Higher
Secondary school |
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IV)
Water Day Celebration |
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The Tamil Nadu
State Land Use Board (SLUB) and the
Department of Environment have jointly
organized a Seminar on “Water” to
commemorate the world water day celebration
on 23rd March, 2009 to create
awareness among all the NGC and Eco club
coordinators and students. The theme of the
Water day for the year 2009 is “Shared
Water-Shared Opportunities” This one-day
seminar on was organized in the Conference
Hall of Forest Department, more than 40
Government Officers, Scientists and
representatives from NGO’s and NGC
coordinators have participated and presented
papers.
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V)
Wetland Day Celebration |
The Tamil
Nadu State Land Use Board (SLUB) and the
Department of Environment have jointly
organized a Seminar on “Wet Lands” to
commemorate
the
world wet Land day celebration. The theme
of the World wet land day is “Upstream
– Down stream: Wetlands connect us All”
This one-day seminar on was organized in
the Conference Hall of Forest Department,
more than 40 Government Officers,
Scientists and representatives from NGO’s
and Eco club coordinators have
participated.
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Earth Day Celebration
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Department of
Environment celebrated the Earth Day in
collaboration with
Chennai
Museum, On 7th May,2009. Dr. A.
Annamalai, I.F.S., Director, Department of
Environment made a presentation on Global
warming and its impact to the public. An
Environmental exhibition was also organized
exhibiting posters on Global warming issues.
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Bio-diversity Day
Celebration |
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The Department of Environment, Tamil Nadu
Pollution Control Board and Tamil Nadu
Biodiversity Board have jointly organized a
Seminar on “Invasive Alien Species”
to celebrate the International Biological
Diversity Day on 22nd May, 2009
in Colin Mackenzi Auditorium, Institute of
Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai.
The theme of the International Day on
Biological Diversity (IBD) for the year 2009
is “Invasive Alien species” (IAS). An
Exhibition on “Invasive Alien Species” was
inaugurated by Mr. R. Balakrishnan, I.A.S.,
Chairman, TNPCB. In the exhibition posters
on IAS were exhibited along with the live
specimens of invasive fishes and plants of
Tamil Nadu. The inaugural session, was
presided over by Thiru R. Balakrishnan,
I.A.S., Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board and Dr. C.K. Sreedharan, I.F.S.,
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest; Tamil
Nadu Forest Department deliver the inaugural
address. Dr. R. Annamalai,I.F.S., Director,
Department of Environment presented the key
note address.
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World Environment Day
celebration 2008: |
The
World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is
Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon
Economy. The WED Day highlighted resources
and initiatives that promote low carbon
economies and life-styles, such as
improved energy efficiency, alternative
energy sources, forest conservation and
eco-friendly consumption. The WED day's
agenda is to give a human face to
environmental issues; empower people to
become active agents of sustainable and
equitable development; promote an
understanding that communities are pivotal
to changing attitudes towards
environmental issues; and advocate
partnership, which will ensure all nations
and peoples enjoy a safer and more
prosperous future.
The World Environment Day 2008 was
celebrated by the Department of
Environment by Organizing a rally from the
Birla Planetarium to the Guindy Natinal
Park Dr. N. Sundaradevan I.A.S., Principal
Secretary to Government Environment and
Forests Department, flagged off the rally.
Around 200 students from more than 10
schools participated in the event.
Placard stressing on a carbon free
environment wee carried to highlight the
World Environment Day theme for the year
2008 " CO2 Kick the
The World Environment Day 2008 was
celebrated by the Department of
Environment by organizing a rally from the
Birla Planetarium to the Guindy National
Park. Dr. N. Sundaradevan, I.A.S.,
Secretary to the Government, Environment
and Forests Department, flagged off the
rally. Around 200 students from more than
10 schools participated in this event.
Placards stressing on a carbon free
environment were carried to highlight the
World Environment Day theme for the year
2008 “CO2-Kick the Habit”. Eco club
students planted tree saplings in the
Guindy National Park. The Environmental
award ceremony was held on 11th
June 2008 at St. Mary’s Higher Secondary
School, Dindigul. The Environment Minister
planted a tree sapling and gave away the
Environmental awards to the winners for
the year 2007.
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