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    • World Wetland Day



    Celebration of World Wetlands Day 2022

    2nd February 2022 (Wednesday), Online Mode


    Theme: Wetlands Action for People and Nature


    Jointly Organized by:

    Gujarat Council of Science City

    Gujarat Council On Science and Technology


    Draft Webinar Programme Schedule


    03:00 to 03.05 pm

    Introduction

    Dr. Narottam Sahoo

    Advisor

    GUJCOST


    03.05 to 03.10 pm

    Brief Address

    Shri H C Modi, IAS

    Executive Director

    GCSC


    03.10 to 03.25 pm

    Ecological Values and Ecosystems Services of Wetland : Justification for Services of Wetland

    Dr. Ketan Tatu

    Senior Scientist

    GEER Foundation


    03.25 to 03.40 pm


    Birds and Wetlands


    Shri Uday Vora

    DFO (Retd.)

    Govt of Gujarat


    3.40 to 3.55 pm

    Wetlands of Gujarat and its Avifauna: Past relics and

    future Concerns

    Dr. Ranjitsinh Devkar

    Asst Professor of Zoology

    M S University,

    Vadodara


    3.55 to 4.15 pm

    Ecosystem Status and conservation needs of Wetlands in Gujarat

    Dr. Jayendra Lakhmapurkar

    Director

    Gujarat Ecology Society

    Vadodara

    04.20 pm

    Question-Answer Session



    04.45 pm

    Concluding Remarks &

    Vote of Thanks

    Ms. Harshida Patel

    GCSC


    On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on Sunday, February 2, Gujarat Science City along with GUJCOST has organized a special interactive session with Dr. Ketan Tatu, Senior Scientist, Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER), Shri Uday Vora, Retd. DFO, Dr Ranjitsinh Devkar, Asst Professor of Zoology, M.S University of Baroda and Dr Jayendra Lakhmapurka, Director,  Gujarat Ecology Society through On-line mode.


    During the interactive session, Experts will discuss “Wetlands Action for People and Nature. The webinar includes highlighting the importance of actions to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for humans and planetary health.


    Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet. The Day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. 


    The webinar will be organized on Google meet from 3.00 hrs to 05.00 hrs with live on Gujarat Science City Facebook page and YouTube channel and social media for broader outreach and wider participation. The link of the programme: meet.google.com/htj-hbcy-fyt and YouTube link: https://youtu.be/o-fgTQwKyw4


    The session is open for students, biodiversity researchers and enthusiasts.