National Workshop of ENVIS Nodes and Centres,
Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

June 25-27, 2005

The Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Centres and Nodes held the National Workshop at the Wildlife Institute of India on behalf of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. The objective of the workshop was to take stock of the achievements, shortcomings and preparing a road map for the future of the Environmental Information System in the country. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Namo Narain Meena, Hon’ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Government of India. Shri Nav Prabhat, Hon’ble Minister of Forests and Urban Development, Government of Uttaranchal was the Guest of Honour. Over 175 participants from 75 ENVIS Centres and Nodes, technical experts, representatives from scientific institutions participated in the workshop.

During the inaugural ceremony award was given to the Centre of Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for the “Best ENVIS Centre”. The first, second and consolation prizes in the ENVIS Logo Competition were given to Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu; Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal; and Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Chennai, respectively. A digital compilation in a compact disc of all eight ENVIS thematic bulletins published by the WII-ENVIS Centre was released by Shri Namo Narain Meena, Hon’ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Govt. of India and Urban Development, Government of Uttaranchal. Shri Vinod Rishi, Additional Director General (Wildlife); Ms. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, MoEF; Shri R.P.S. Katwal, Director General, ICFRE; Shri Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, MoEF; Dr. Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director (ENVIS), MoEF; and Dr. V.B. Mathur, WII chaired/co-chaired various technical sessions.