Established in 1982, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an internationally acclaimed Institution, which offers training program, academic courses and advisory in wildlife research and management. The Institute is actively engaged in research across the breadth of the country on biodiversity related issues.
GBIF – Asian Nodes Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics Workshop 28th – 30th June, 2010, Dehradun, India
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat (GBIFs) in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute (WII) of India organized the GBIF – Asian Nodes Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics Workshop in Dehradun, India from 28th – 30th June 2010. The meeting was chaired by Pando Francisco (GBIF NODES Chair). Representatives from University of Tokyo (Japan), Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (South Korea), Wildlife Institute of India (India), Asian Centre for Biodiversity (Philippines), Biodiversity Research Center (Chinese Taipei), ICIMOD (Nepal) and BioNet‐EASIANET (Mongolia) participated in the meeting. The GBIF secretariat was represented by Mr. Juan Bello and Dr. Vishwas Chavan.
The participants discussed the following:
- Regional priorities and targets,
- Requirements / opportunities for the implementation of the Regional Action Plan,
- Mechanisms to improve the regional coordination, communication, collaboration, and participation,
- Suggestions on how to streamline the structure and functioning of the Nodes Committee,
- Recommendations on how to advance the implementation and uptake of the GBIF Work Programme within each region,
- Regional, national, or thematic priorities for the 2011 Work Programme,
- Regional, national, or thematic priorities for the 2012-2017 Strategic Plans.
The recommendations of the meeting will be discussed in the GBIF Governing Board Meeting in October 2010 in Seoul, Korea.
National Consultation Workshop for Identification of Research Gaps in Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation in India held on 24-25 June, 2010 at Chennai
Marine ecosystem such as estuaries, coral reefs, marshes, lagoon, sandy and rocky beaches, mangrove forests and seagrass beds are all known for their high biological productivity and provide a wide range of habitat for many aquatic flora and fauna. It also provides important food resources and critically major services to human beings. Therefore, sustainability of these fragile ecosystems should be our primary concern. So far, we have largely looked the marine biodiversity as a source of commercial products instead of appreciating their ecological values which has resulted to over exploitation and several species are in the verge of extinction. Moreover, human activities such as destructive fishing, shipping, coastal developments, discharge of untreated effluent from industries have caused considerable damage and pose a severe threat to the coastal and marine biodiversity. In addition to that global warming and climate change also pose major challenges to marine biodiversity. In view of the dangers faced by various anthropogenic activities in recent past, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India is committed to protect and conserve these endangered ecosystems.
Announcements
- Results of Ph.D. Eligibility Test, 2010 (WII Centre - Saurashtra University, Rajkot) held on 4th July, 2010
- Walk in Interview to Engage Research Fellows at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun on 12 August 2010 (Revised)
- Applications invited from the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers for filling up of 01 (one) Administrative Post of Registrar for appointment on deputation basis
- Post Graduate Diploma in Wildlife Management (Ten Months)
- Walk in Interview to Engage Research Fellows at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun on 30th July 2010 (Revised)
- Phase -1 Tiger Training
- Tiger Monitoring Software
- Field Guide : Monitoring Tigers, Co-Predators, Prey and their Habitats
- Questionnaire for Training Impact Assessment-2009 "Database of Forest Officers trained in Wildlife Management"