PREP (Preparing, Researchers, Educators and Practitioners) Talk
 

The Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies inaugurated a new bi-monthly talk series called PREP (Preparing, Researchers, Educators and Practitioners) Talk which will be anchored by experienced resource persons from within and outside ATREE. 

They will advise and share stories and ideas for reading and writing habits, and general student well-being. It will include a range of topics from grammar, procrastination avoidance, resistance theatre, sustainability, mental and physical health. The intent of the talk is to help the students gain novel and implementable insights and knowledge.

The first PREP Talk was held on January 9th, 2019 by ATREE's Veena Srinivasan, Shikha Lakhanpal and Jagdish Krishnaswamy on the 'Socialisation of Research'. They had an engaging discussion with students on the importance of building and maintaining professional networks.   

Student Annual Seminar (SAS)

National Consultation on Climate and Global Change in Diverse Social Ecological Systems in India: Emerging Knowledge of Threats and Opportunities for Adaptation
 

ATREE organized a one day workshop on January 11th, 2019, in Chennai to share experiences from the recently completed ASSAR project. ASSAR (Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions) is a multi-institutional, multi-scale, interdisciplinary project to inform and transform climate adaptation policy and practice in ways that promote the long-term wellbeing of the most vulnerable and those with the least agency.

At the workshop, ATREE researchers, presented their work from the Moyar-Bhavani basin, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the three sites in India, where they studied the dynamics and mechanisms of adaptation to climate change at scale in diverse socio-ecological systems in the semi-arid regions.

Dr. Jagdish Krishnaswamy presented key insights from 'Dynamic Ecosystem Services' theme which was followed by a panel discussion, he led on 'Management of Alien Invasive Species in Protected Areas'. Dr. Shrinivas Badiger presented key insights from ' Social Differentiation, Gender and Governance Themes', which was followed by a panel discussion on 'Adaptive Governance of Forests in Response to Global Change' led by Dr. Siddhartha Krishnan. The ASSAR project funded by CARIAA initiative is focussed on semi-arid regions.

ATREE conducted a one day workshop for farmers on testing soil quality and assessing the deficiencies in soil at Ekashipura village of Doddaballapur taluk recently. They were also taught how to prepare organic manure to improve soil health. Around 35 farmers attended the workshop.

Tamiraparani Waterbird Count-2019
 

ATREE’s Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC), District Science Centre, Tirunelveli, Pearl City Nature Society (PCNS),Thoothukudi and Nellai Nature Club (NNC), Tirunelveli together organized the 9th edition of the Tamiraparani Waterbird Count - 2019 (TWC). The TWC this year was organized in coordination with Tamil Nadu Forest Department’s Tirunelveli Forest Division from January 25th to January 27th, 2019.

Volunteers underwent an orientation on January 25th at the District Science Centre, Tirunelveli and participated in the bird census on the following two days. This initiative was to bring attention to wetlands and engage the local community in conserving them.

A total of 34,189 birds belonging to 69 species were recorded in the 46 irrigation tanks during the TWC 2018.

Field Level Training Workshop for Birding Guides
 

ATREE's Nitin D. Rai and Suhas Bhasme present their initial analysis of the REDD+ Strategy, to identify who benefits and who loses from the programme and what the social and environmental costs might be . Read More...

ATREE's Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan writes about the need to initiate an evidence-based review of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Read More...