RCE Chandigargh-2012

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1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Dr. Neelima Jerath, Dr. Satnam Singh Ladhar
Mr.Gurharminder Singh, Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Sehgal
Organizational Affiliation : 
Punjab State Council for Science & Technology
Punjab Biodiversity Board
Role in the project: 
Head
Assisting in implementing project
Project-relevant information: 
www.pscst.nic.in
www.punenvis.nic.in
www.pbb.gov.in
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Biodiversity Conservation
2. Project Description: 
Awareness and capacity building activities to protect and conserve local flora and fauna
3. Project Status: 
Ongoing
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Biodiversity
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Research
Awareness building
Influencing policy processes
Networking and partnership development
Material production
6. Expected outcomes:: 
Sustainable efforts for biodiversity conservation and promoting its sustainable use.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
ongoing
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
Dr. Neelima Jerath: Head
Dr. Satnam Singh, Gurharminder Singh, Dr. Dhiraj & Mr. Ajay Dewan: Assisting in implementation
NEAC Partners including : Schools , Educational Institutions and NGOs
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
4
b. Transactional: 
3
c. Transformational: 
3
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
Sustainable actions towards biodiversity protection and conservation through community participation. Biodiversity management committies have been set up at local level.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
The network is taking awareness programs as per state biodiversity strategy & action plan prepared by the state and is working on biodiversity rules.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
An overwhelming response from schools in documentation of local flora & fauna and traditional knowledge associated to it.
13.Core Partners: 
PSCST, PBB, NEAC Partners
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
3
b. Knowledge network: 
4
c. Innovation network: 
3
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
PBB & PSCST jointly provide trainings and organize awareness activities
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
3
b. Consultation participation: 
5
c. Decision influencing participation : 
2
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
Lectures & trainings
18. Learning activities: 
RCE partners regularly have meetings. Field visits are conducted to monitor, evaluate and provide feedback. The major initiatives are summerised and reports are prepared. These reports are futher disseminated to supporting agencies and are available with the lead agency for general public.
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
4
b. Discussion: 
3
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
3
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
Identifiation of local biodiversity and its conservation.
21. Research partners: 
Universities,Colleges, Schools
22. Description of research
a. Disciplinary: 
4
b. Interdisciplinary: 
3
c. Transdisciplinary: 
3
Type: 
Project Reports
Country: 
India
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Community: 
Traditional Knowledge and Bio-Diversity
Issue: 
Biodiversity
Country: 
India