karnataka forest dept - certified eco volunteer

Certified Eco Volunteers- a journey……..

Praveen B BhagojiVolunteer No: VTP/BH/1049/14-15

To ACT & join hands

with the people

(forest officials,

conservationists, key

policy & decision

makers) who are

conserving our country

biodiversity and

understand the

Scenario to enable

them ACT effectively.

Purpose Strength Dream

Influence our social

circle for a favorable

action towards

wildlife conservation.

Greater ‘self-

efficacy’.

Pro-active to learn &

implement technology

for conservation of

wildlife.

Commitment to

conserve wildlife.

Protect & guard our

country biodiversity

for our future

generations.

To learn and

contribute our best

for wildlife

conservation as

amateur

conservationists.

Certified Eco Volunteers

S

SAVE

SEEDSTEWARD

Crowd Management @ WL Sanctuary/

National Park/Conservation Reserves/Tiger Reserves

Assistance to Conservation India (NGO) – on NH7 case, to highlight the threat of

highways on wildlife.

Fighting Forest Fires - Assistance to frontline staff in preparations of fire-line @

Bandipur TR – 2016

Installation of Wildlife Warning Sign Boards to reduce wildlife road kills @ Bhimgad WLS

- Attempt to influence driver behavior.

Installation of Information Sign Boards @ Bhimgad WLS - Attempt to spread conservation

literacy among public.

Conservation awareness campaign for safari visitors @ Bandipur TR,

Nagarahole TR.

“My pledge” - A Campaign for forests & wildlife conservation @

Belagavi Forest Division - Wildlife Week 2015

Govt. of Karnataka – Forest Dept. Chinnara Vana Darshan

programme @ Belagavi Forest Division 2016

Free Health checkup Camp for Belagavi Forest Division frontline

staff - Wildlife Week 2016

Assistance for lion-tailed macaque survey @ Kudremukh NP/WLS.

Assistance for Tiger monitoring exercise @ Bandipur TR.

Assistance to prepare ‘Field Guide of Birds’ for Bhadra TR.


ACT

Nature has always been the companion &

teacher of each life on this earth. With its ‘art of nature’ it teaches us

about savoring life's simple pleasures. Thus

it’s each one of our fundamental

responsibility toconserve nature (environment &

wildlife)

ENOUGH OF PHILOSOPHY

Nature Conservation, Habitat Management,

Green Growth, Sustainable

Development, Wildlife Corridors, Green Belt,

Eco-Tourism, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Green

Corridor, Wildlife Photography Ethics –

ENOUGH OF THESE BUZZWORDS

Tiger was provoked, not a man-eater;

Indian Elephant - Scary Natural Encounters;

Crop-raiding by wildlife; Bear mauls

Indian farmer to death; Other side of Zoo : A

Prison

ENOUGH OF THESE CONTROVERSIAL NEWS

HEADLINES

Ignoring precaution, MoEF clears a project

which has been categorically rejected by majority Standing

Committee of the NBWL; MoEF clears NHAI project road blocks; SC issued

notice to Union MoEF to put on hold projects

cleared by NBWL –

ENOUGH OF THESE NEGLIGENT

BUREAUCRATIC ACTS

Shoot-at-sight order for Tiger; Stop the capture

of wild elephants; Indian train kills

elephants crossing tracks; Road kill of

wild animals by highway traffic; IUCN

Red List of Threatened Species – 12 animals

from India

ENOUGH OF THESE INNOCENT SACRIFICE



National Parks

Wildlife Sanctuaries

Conservation Reserves

Community Reserves

Tiger Reserves

Zoos

Sri Chamarajendra

Zoological Gardens, Mysuru.

“Crowd

Management”

- huge traffic

inflow during

the long

weekend

holidays

Initiative by:


Supported by:

~ 300 – Vehicles


“Conservation

awareness

campaign ”

- for safari

visitors

Initiative by:


Supported by:


~ 500 - Visitors

“Forest Fires ”

- assistance to

frontline staff in

preparations of

fire-line

Initiative by:


Supported by:


~ 500 hectare forest area

“My pledge” -

a campaign for

forests &

wildlife

conservation

Initiative by:

Belagavi Forest

Division

In association with:


Supported by:

17 – Colleges, 05 - Schools


“CHINNARA

VANA

DARSHAN” -

nurturing wildlife &

nature conservation

stewardship

Initiative by:

Belagavi Forest

Division

Curated by:


Supported by:

~25 – Schools, ~ 600 Children


“Free Health

checkup Camp

for Forest

frontline staff”

Initiative by:

Belagavi Forest

Division


Supported by:

~375 – Staff & family members


In association with:


“Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless”

karnataka forest dept - certified eco volunteer

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