7th CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum 2014

Bharti College, New Delhi hosted a special talk on Biodiversity and Climate Change followed by a screening of the nominated film of CMS VATAVARAN, The New Environmentalists - From Chicago to the Karoo by John Antonelli; Will Parrinello and Tom Dusenbery on 22 October 2013 at the college auditorium.

Alka Tomar, Director of CMS Environment & CMS VATAVARAN and member of IUCN Commission on Education and Communication in her talk, talked about contemporary environmental issues and its relevance globally and locally with special reference to United Nations conventions, international and national scenarios, current agendas of the nations, best practices and what is being done at national and local level to bridge the knowledge, policies and implementation gaps. It was attended by professors and students of Bharti College.

The college hosted the film screening as part of the celebration of the 10 years of CMS VATAVARAN and was the second programme this year. The first one was held on 9 October 2013 at The Shri Ram School, Aravali.