Educational Programs

Farming, Food and Environmental Stewardship: Children's Workshop Report

Written by Bhargavi S. Rao
2 May, 2011

Environment Support Group conducted  a three day summer workshop for children to help understand the basics of farming, the importance of food, conservation of natural resources and environmental stewardship, in fostering healthy communities.

"Guardians of Biodiversity" Workshop Report

Organised by the Environment Support Group with support from Punjab National Bank to commemorate the International Day for Biodiversity

Written by Sruthi Subbanna, with inputs from Jake Carlson and Bhargavi S. Rao
22 May, 2010
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Rampant ecological degradation and species extinction have made "biodiversity" a common rallying cause for people around the world. The terminology biodiversity suggests encompasses all life forms and genetic variations in an ecosystem. At base is the acknowledgement that biological diversity is fundamental for the stability of ecosystems, to support the functioning of evolutionary processes and to conserve species with an intergenerational perspective of life on this planet.

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