Guwahati (Assam) [India] Aaranyaka, the region's leading biodiversity conservation organization, has launched an initiative to sensitize young students towards biodiversity conservation as well as emphasize the need for co-existence with wild elephants through the mitigation of huma elephants. A series of awareness programs have been organized for. Conflict in Assam (HEC).
The conservation sector NGO organized two outreach programs for the students of Basa Gaon ME School and Ujani Sadiya High School in Tinsukia district of Asa with the aim of highlighting their role in the conservation of biodiversity and its relation with human well-being. Students were informed about the interdependence of different species on the planet and their importance in the ecosystem. In total, 116 students could be reached during these events held in two different schools.
Audio-visual presentations titled “Species Interdependence” and “Biodiversity Conservation and Human Welfare” were presented to the students while a nature game titled ‘Web of Life’ was conducted for them.Aranyak partnered with the British Asian Trust and with their support the Biodiversity Challenge Fund, UK to adopt a multi-pronged approach to promote human-elephant coexistence. These outreach programs were coordinated by Aaranyak Rimpi Moran, Ijaz Ahmed, Debojit Gogoi and Tonmoi Priya Gogoi with the support of school teachers. Earlier this month, a series of outreach programs aimed at raising awareness about co-existence with wild elephants were organized in various schools in Udalguri district of Assam. A team from Aaranyak conducted the organization's signature outreach campaign "Gajah Kotha". Well-illustrated IEC material was delivered to Nunaipara TG L School, North Shekhar ME School and Milanjyoti Amjuli ME School on 3rd, 13th and 14th May respectively, and reached around 250 students of these three schools.The Aaranyak team highlighted the importance of elephant populations, their role in ecosystem engineers, and the need for everyone in society to actively work to protect the species and its habitat, which is also inextricably linked with human well-being. Is connected to. Additionally, Aaranyak's resource persons highlighted the climate change crisis. What we face in our daily lives and how, with a little action, we can cumulatively combat this scourge. Aranyak's team, comprising Rabiya Daimary, Mondeep Basumatary and Abhiji Saikia, moderated the program with the assistance of Vikas Tosa and Pradi Burman. The outreach program is part of Aaranyak's initiative supported by SBI Foundation to promote human-elephant co-existence and protect biodiversity.