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Initiatives - Conservation

Click to Enlarge"Samudramanthan" publication on marine ecosystems in Mumbai, 2009
Published a teacher's manual on Mumbai's coastal ecosystems, developed by Srushtidnyan, an environment-based NGO. The publication will be used to train teachers and students. The back section will also have an appendix for BMC corporators, MLA's, MP's, environmental groups and NGO's to spread awareness amongst different target groups and will provide solutions at a state and national level in its second phase. Copies are available for reference at the Foundation office and can be purchased directly from Srushtidnyan

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Click to EnlargeEnvironment Education and Awareness Programme, 2008-2009
Supported an Environment Education and Awareness programme for secondary school children in Thane's municipal schools organised by The Energy And Resource Institute (TERI). The project revolved around five themes - global warming, what a waste, every drop counts, lights off and urban biodiversity. The event created awareness in eight schools and targeted 500 students of class IX.

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Click to enlargeWorld Wetlands Day, 2007-2008
Supported the World Wetlands Day celebrations on February 2nd, 2008 organised by The Energy And Resource Institute (TERI). The event created awareness amongst students on the need to preserve the wetlands as they provide natural buffers against calamities.

The programme included nature walks in Navi Mumbai, followed by a well-researched presentation. A poster competition titled "Save the Wetlands" and a quiz competition followed.

 


 

Click to enlargeConservation Education Project, Mumbai, 2006-2007

  • Assisted an environmental educational organisation, Srushtidnyan, to initiate and create awareness about conserving the wetlands and mangroves of Bombay in 30 Marathi speaking schools.
  • Project Samudramanthan, Mumbai, 2007-2008 Supported Srushtidnyan, to develop Click to enlargea training manual on conservation issues in the marine and coastal ecosystems of Mumbai. The manual will be used to train teachers, BMC corporators, MLA's, MP's, environmental groups and NGO's to spread awareness amongst different target groups and provide solutions at a state and national level.

 

 


 

Sea Turtle Conservation Projects, 2004-2006

    Orissa:
  • Click to enlargeRushikulya Sea Turtle Conservation Project, Orissa
    Established "The Vasant J Sheth Interpretation Centre" in 2004 at Rushikulya in Orissa, India's largest Olive Ridley turtle rookery.
    Interactive educational panels and audiovisual material on sea turtles in English and Hindi provide excellent information on mating, nesting and hatching behaviour of the turtles. The Interpretation Centre is popular with many researchers, scientists, students, and tourists.

  • Maharashtra:
  • Click to enlargeMaharashtra Sea Turtle Conservation Project
    Supported a second turtle conservation programme on the west coast, run by Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra (SNM), an NGO based in Chiplun (Maharashtra) actively involved in protecting the sea turtles and their nests. Through the involvement of villagers, 36 nests were protected and 1624 hatchlings released in the year 2005-2006.

 


 

Click to enlargeRestoration of the Mumbai Port Trust Storm Signal, 2004
The historic and useful Mumbai Port Trust Storm Signal at Girgaum on Mumbai's Chowpatty seaface has been beautifully restored by the Foundation with a panoramic steel plaque illustrating the city's skyline and history.

 


 

Click to enlargeCapacity Building Programme for the Indian Coast Guard, 2004
In 2004, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) with support from the Foundation launched a programme for the Indian Coast Guard to raise awareness about endangered marine species like dugong, whale shark, giant clam and coral reefs. Workshops were held at Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Porbandar (Gujarat) and Kutch (Gujarat) and in Lakshadweep. One hundred and twenty officers were trained. As part of the project, a short documentary has been done on the Gulf of Kutch.

 


 

Click to EnlargeMaritime Safety, Training and Welfare Institute, 2002
In 2002, the Foundation made a generous donation towards the Gujarat Maritime Board's Safety, Training and Welfare Institute in Alang, Gujarat. In recognition of this, the Gujarat Maritime Board placed a plaque on the auditorium wall in 2008. The institute conducts regular safety programmes aimed at reducing the number of accident victims in Alang.

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Click to enlargeConservation Education Van, 2002
In 2002, donated a custom designed Conservation Education Van to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), equipped with educational aids, posters, projectors and a screen. The van travels extensively to rural and coastal schools and communities, spreading the message of conservation.

 


 

Click to EnlargeDocumentation of Maritime Heritage Sites, 2000-2008
Documented more than 500 maritime sites along the coast of Gujarat, West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa. The project includes 1,000 photographs of forts, lighthouses, jetties, remnants of custom houses, sacred monuments like temples, mosques, dargahs, churches, derasars and agiaries; schools and libraries, havelis, palaces, old style architectural houses, inscriptions and cemeteries.

The Foundation will record the entire coast of India classifying sites by condition and extent of preservation work required. The document will be useful for state governments and local agencies.

 

 
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