Hyderabad, May 22 (NSS): Every year, Telangana Biodiversity Board (TBDB) celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) based on the theme released by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The main objective of CBD is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, which is followed for this year’s theme “Be part of the plan” which means a call to action for all stakeholders to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity.
Based on the theme, TBDB has conducted Awareness programs and online competitions like Painting, Elocution, Dance, Essay Writing, Quiz Competitions, and Cartoon designing for students and the public from March 7 to May 18 which will create an impact among students and the public, make them understand about the importance of Biodiversity and conservation of nature.
TBDB also assisted in conducting district-level programs like Plantation drives, saying ‘no’ to single-use plastic, Biodiversity rallies, Workshops, and Lectures on “Importance of Millets” in Telangana as part of the IBD day celebration. Districts such as Ranga Reddy, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Khammam, and Medak have conducted various programs for the college students along with BMC members in their specific districts as part of IBD-2024.
The International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) celebrated on May 22, 2024, at Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Vani Prasad, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt., EFS&T Department and Director General, EPTRI, Mohan Chandra Pargaien, IFS, Prl.Chief Conservator of Forest (WL) & Chief Wildlife Warden & (FCA) and Kalicharan S. Khartade, IAS, Secretary, Telangana Biodiversity Board have been invited to the event. (NSS)
