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

International Screen

(Film Screenings with Open Forums)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

We are in the Field - Adventures of a Third World Environmental Activist | 00:28:49 | English and Nepali with English Subtitles | Gabriel Diamond| USA

Film Screening: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

People of a Feather | 00:53:21 | English and Innutitut with English Subtitles | Joel Heath | CANADA
Dream Readers of Amazon | 00:01:35 | Non-verbal with with English Subtitles | Nitin Das

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

Europe's Last Wild Horses | 00:48:48 | English | Christian Baumeister | GERMANY | for WDR
How Bird-Catcher Became Bird-Admirer | 00:03:55 | English with English Subtitles | Kate Podlipskaya | UKRAINE

Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Canada's Source Water Ecojustice | 00:02:36 | English with English Subtitles | Allan Levy and JinKyung Myung | CANADA
The Moor | 00:50:04 | English | Jan Haft | GERMANY
POP | 00:03:08 | English | Rachel Moore | CANADA

Film Screening: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Smarty Plants | 00:51:18 | English | Erna Buffie |CANADA
It Depends on Us | 00:01:40 | Non-verbal | Roman Safin
How to Turn a Little Patch of Grass into a Forest | 00:01:59 | Non-verbal | Myles Thompson

Film Screening: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Jitu Srivas - Young Traditional Healer | 00:03:33 | Hindi | Imrana Khan & Sumit Sisodiya
Sarla Kashyap - Herbal Juice Seller | 00:05:18 | English | Imrana Khan
Baiga - The Medicine Men | 00:08:00 | English | Sumit Sisodiya
Theme Song | 00:03:00 | Hindi | Imrana Khan & Sumit Sisodiya
Healing Powers Of Medicinal Plants - Akvan | 00:03:31 | Hindi with English Subtitle | Imrana Khan
Delhi Metro: The Journey towards excellence | 00:07:44 | English | Delhit Metro Rail Corporation
Delhi Metro on the green Track | 00:08:08 | English | Delhit Metro Rail Corporation

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Raiti Tzipur (The Last Moment People) | 01:17:08 | Hebrew with English Subtitles | Ronen Zaretzkty and Yael Kipper | for Yes.docu | ISRAEL

ONGC Lawn

(Film Screenings with Open Forums,Feature Film Screenings, Special Gala Screening Session)

Film Screening: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 

Inauguration of the Lawn

Film Screening: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Yann Arthus - Bertrand's Retrospective
A Thirsty World I 01:30:00 I English I Yann Arthus-Bertrand | FRANCE

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

When Every Drop Counts | 00:14:44 | English and Hindi with English Subtitles | Rishu Nigam | for Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Government of India
Nenmanikyam (Golden Grain) | 00:28:16 | Malayalam with English Subtitles | M Venukumar*

Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Corbett's Legacy | 00:35:45 | English and Hindi | Naresh Bedi* | for Uttarakhand Forest Department
Mere Bacchon ko Kisne Maara? (Who Killed my Children?) | 00:10:52 | Hindi with English Subtitles | Anil Yadav

Film Screening: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Annesan (The Search) | 00:24:00 | Assamese with English Subtitles | Prasanta Kumar Bordoloi* | for Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati
Ladakh's Artificial Glaciers | 00:18:13 | English with English Subtitles | Rajendra Srivathsa Kondapalli*

Film Screening: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Green Ganesh Festival | 00:25:49 | English, Konkani and Marathi with English Subtitles | Raviraj Chandrakant Naik*
Behind the Mist | 00:29:02 | Malayalam and Tamil with English Subtitles | Babu Kambrath*

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Foresting Life | 01:08:55 | Hindi and Assamese with English Subtitles | Aarti Shrivastava* | for Humanity Watchdog Foundation

Japan Lawn

(Thematic Sessions)

Inauguration of the Lawn: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Inauguration of the Lawn

Forest Biodiversity Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  

Forest Rights Act (FRA): A Tool for Conservation?

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed 18 December 2006. The law concerns the rights of forest-dwelling communities to land and other resources, denied to them over decades as a result of the continuance of colonial forest laws in India. Proponents of the Act claim that it will redress the "historical injustice" committed against forest dwellers, while including provisions for making conservation more effective and more transparent. However, the law has also been the subject of considerable controversy Opponents of the law claim it will lead to massive forest destruction.
This session will look at what the Act hoped to achieve, what is has and what needs to be done now.

Speakers/ Panelists: A K Srivastava, Shubash Chandra and Tushar Dash

Moderator: Dr Ravi Chellam

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Uniqueness and Richness of Himalayan Biodiversity

Mountains are home to diverse species of plant and animal life, many of them unique and endemic. Apart from being repositories of biological and cultural diversity they also provide vital ecosystem services with tangible and intangible values in mountain and downstream communities. Do we understand the true value of the Himalayan biodiversity?

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr LMS Palni and Dr. S K Barik.

Moderator: Dr Ganesan Balachander

Community Representative: Umrao Singh

Forest Biodiversity Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Should Tourism be allowed in Tiger Reserve?

As a result of a petition filed by activist Ajay Dubey in 2012, requesting a ban on tourism in the core of tiger reserves, the Supreme Court had temporarily banned tourism in core areas until final guidelines for these areas were issued. The ban was subsequently lifted following the issuance of these guidelines. What have been the consequences of this for the conservation community, the tourism industry and the local communities who live in and around these areas?

Speakers/ Panelists: Nitin Sethi and Dr Raghu Chundawat.

Moderator: Seema Bhatt

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Freshwaters: Forgotten Biomes of High Value. Where do We Stand?

Freshwater systems are inhabited by over 10% of earth's known species. Over 1,00,000 species live in less than 1% of the earth's surface. Freshwater ecosystems and their resources value over $15 trillion. And yet, this system with its amazing biodiversity receives little or no attention. Pollution, abstraction, invasive species, dams & development and ornamental trade plague Freshwaters. There is a lack of freshwater biodiversity conservation policy and implementation of existing policy is close to non-existent.
This session focuses on the status of the most important resource on earth and biodiversity that keeps it alive - Freshwaters!

Speakers/ Panelists: Rajeev Raghavan, Dr Ritesh Kumar and Sandesh Kadur

Moderator: Dr Sanjay Molur

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Unique Ecosystems of the Himalayas - Cold Deserts and High Altitude Wetlands, Pastures and Sacred Natural Sites

Himalayan lakes and /marshes have several ecological benefits in terms of managing local water resources, providing flourishing ground for a range of plants, animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians and supporting a range of livelihoods. Cold deserts constitute a distinct habitat located in rain shadow zones of the trans Himalaya, and harbour a unique collection of flora and fauna. Pastures and sacred natural sites play significant roles in mountain way of life. However, these ecosystems are in danger from climate change and anthropogenic disturbances, and the traditional practices of conservation are on a decline. Why do we need special focus for these unique habitats?

Speakers/ Panelists: Archana Chatterjee, C S Negi and Dr Koustubh Sharma

Moderator: Dr S K Barik.

Community Representative: Umrao Singh

UNDP & GIZ Lawn

(Coastal and Marine Biodiversity) Film Screenings and Thematic Sessions

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 

Inauguration of the Lawn

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Chronicles of Oblivion | 00:25:34 | Oriya, Bengali and English with English Subtitles | Priyanjana Dutta | for Dakshin Foundation

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Coastal and Marine Biodiversity in India and its Conservation

a) Overview of coastal and marine biodiversity in India: East and West Coast, Islands as habitat. - Species - flora and fauna eg. Whale shark, marine mammals turtles, etc
b) Existing legal policy and institutional framework - what it lacks, how it is being implemented - Cross sectoral coordination and mechanisms
c) REDD plus and ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems: coral reefs, seafrass meadows, sand dunes mangroves, salt marshes, etc
d) Integrating conservation into development sectors

General background and overview of coastal and marine biodiversity conservation in India and current status of governance and management.

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr K Sivakumar, Manish Chandi, N Vasudevan and Sanjay Upadhyay

Moderator: Sudarshan Rodgridge

Presented by United Nations Development Porgramme (UNDP)

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  & 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

The Last Ocean | 01:27:29 | English | Peter Young | NEWZELAND

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Economics of Biodiversity: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 2

In spite of the growing awareness of the importance of ecosystems and biodiversity to human welfare, loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystems still continue on a large scale. Fundamental changes are needed in the way biodiversity, ecosystems and their services are viewed and valued by society. A major difficulty is that many ecosystem services are (mixed) public goods, and use levels are therefore difficult to regulate, even when they are at or near the point of exhaustion. Although many people benefit from ecosystem services, individuals or groups usually have insufficient incentives to maintain ecosystems for continued provisioning of services.

The problems of management and governance of ecosystems stem from both poor information and institutional failures. In some cases, knowledge is lacking about the contribution of ecosystem processes and biodiversity to human welfare and how human actions lead to environmental change with impacts on human welfare. In other cases institutions, notably markets, provide the wrong incentives.

These two types of failures, and the complex dynamics between the ecology-economy interface, often lead to large scale and persistent degradation of the natural environment and accelerating loss of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Given the large scale of human activities on the planet, the point has been reached where the cumulative losses in ecosystem services are forcing society to rethink how to incorporate the value of these services into societal decision-making processes.

Yogesh Gokhale in conversation with Lima Rosalind
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM  

Ameliorating Biodiversity for Humans: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 3

This (draft) national biodiversity target has the objective of preventing the loss of natural habitats, particularly high-biodiversity value habitats such as primary forests, wetlands and coral reefs, and degradation of ecosystems that could lead to large scale negative effects on human well-being. Habitat loss, including degradation and fragmentation, is the most important cause of biodiversity loss globally. Deforestation, wetland drainage and other types of habitat change also lead to the emission of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases.

Natural habitats in most parts of the India continue to decline in extent and integrity, although there has been significant progress to reduce this trend in some regions and habitats. Reducing the rate of habitat loss, and eventually halting it, is essential to protect biodiversity and to maintain the ecosystem services vital to human wellbeing. Habitats which are highly degraded or fragmented are less likely to be able to support their full complement of species or provide the same level of ecosystem services provided by intact habitats.

Restored landscapes and seascapes can improve resilience including adaptive capacity of ecosystems and societies, generate additional benefits for people and contribute to betterment of the environment and human well-being.

Speakers/ Panelists: B M S Rathore, Devendra Pandey and Manoj Mishra

Moderator: Dr C Ramesh

Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

Lessons from the Field

Speakers/ Panelists:N Vasudevan and Dr K Sivakumar

Moderator: Sudarshan Rodgridge

CMS Lawn

(Sessions and Media Briefings)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Inauguration of the Lawn

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Biodiversity First: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 1

Environmental education should simultaneously attempt to create awareness, transmit information, teach knowledge, develop habits and skills, promote values, and provide criteria and standards and present guidelines for problem solving and decision-making. It therefore aims at both cognitive and affective behaviour modification. The latter necessitates both classroom and field activities. This is an action-oriented, project centred and participatory process leading to self confidence, positive attitudes and personal commitment to environmental protection. Furthermore the process should be implemented through an interdisciplinary approach.

The National Policy on Education, 1989 (NPE) states that "Protection of the Environment" is a value which along with certain other values must form an integral part of curriculum at all stages of education. Para 8.15 of the Policy states: "There is a paramount need to create a consciousness of the Environment.

It must permeate all ages and all sections of society, beginning with the child. Environmental consciousness should inform teaching in schools and colleges. This aspect will be integrated in the entire educational process".
While conservation organisations and a multitude of other are engaged in spreading awareness about the environment, there is a huge gap between how people perceive and engage with the environment.

Speakers/ Panelists:Monika Mehan, Savitri Singh and Sharad Gaur

Moderator: Lima Rosalind

Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Book Launch: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

Himalaya: Mountains of Life by Sandesh Kadur and Dr Kamal S Bawa

&

Sahyadris: India's Western Ghats by Sandesh Kadur and Dr Kamal S Bawa

Dr Ganesan Balachander, Director of ATREE will highlight the ecological and cultural importance as well as the fragility of these areas and the importance of research and action needed to promote sustainable use. The Western Ghats and Eastern Himalaya are two of India's magnificent hotspots of biodiversity. Dr.Kamal Bawa, President of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and Sandesh Kadur are co-authors of two stunning coffee table books on these landscapes. Sandesh will take the audience on a journey to these regions, diagonally opposite to each other and home to an extraordinary variety of life. Over the last decade Sandesh Kadur and Dr. Bawa have traveled the length and breadth of these areas and brought them to life on the pages of Sahyadris: India's Western Ghats - A Vanishing Heritage, & Himalaya: Mountains of Life.

followed by a session

"Books that Make an Impact" with Sandesh Kadur

Moderator: Dr Ganesan Balachander

Organised by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

02:00 PM - 04:15 PM  

Media Briefing

Workshop: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM  

Lights, Sound, Camera...SPLASH!'
Rita Banerji in Conversation with Suresh Babu

A workshop to discuss messaging on aquatic biodiversity conservation aims to be an interactive process, envisaging for further empowering of interest groups and individuals, (in this particular case -environment filmmakers) thus making them into informed actors in sustainable natural resources management.

The session will foster communication and information exchange in order to improve mutual understanding and sharing of creative ideas to bring about the necessary change in attitudes and behavior towards messaging and representation of aquatic biodiversity in powerful mediums of parallel communications, like documentary films. The proposed workshop should be designed on interesting/engaging formants to involve varied experts from the industry depending upon the number of participants who register.

Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

How to Pitch in International and Domestic Markets?

Speakers/ Panelists: Ian Thomas Ash, Nalla Mutthu and Sanjay Bernala

Young Champions Lawn

(Film Screenings, Book Launch, Competitions, Workshops, Feature Film Screening and Sessions)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM 

Inauguration of the Lawn
by Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Book Launch : 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

The Tiger of Taboo Valley by Ranjit Lal Book will be release by Prerna Singh Bindra

When the beautiful tigress Raat-ki-Raani is ruthlessly gunned down by a poacher, she leaves behind four young cubs: the lordly Zafraan and his three tumbledown sisters, Hasti, Masti and Phasti. The cubs have still much to learn about being tigers. Their father, the great (showoff) Rana Shaan-Bahadur, ruler of Sher-kila National Park, disdainfully disowns them because tiger tradition does not approve of male tigers looking after their cubs…
Until one fateful full moon night, when Shaan Bahadur looks into the jade green eyes of his youngest cub who is about to be tossed and trampled underfoot by a maddened wild boar…
He breaks the rules but now the whole family is remorselessly targeted by the other tigers - and worse, by the fanatic terrorist porcupines belonging to the Al-Seekh-Kabab-Atankvad Andolan (ASKAA). The family flees to that forbidden place - Taboo Valley - but is tracked down… A dirty deal is struck and the family finds itself at bay and outnumbered, at the mercy of enemies who will stop at nothing as tiger honour must be salvaged…
But ASKAA has even greater and more deadly ambitions that will impact not only the beleaguered family, but all the tigers in Sher-kila…

followed by a session
Ranjit Lal, Children's Writer, Columnist and Birder

Feature Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 03:00 PM  

Delhi Safari | 01:30:00 | Hindi | Nikhil Advani | Krayon Pictures

The animals of the Borivili National Park in Bombay welcome anotherbright sunny morning with birds singing, animals running, Sultan the leopard and his young cub Yuvi, playing by the lakeside. The jungle has an air of joy and peace. All is merry until a distant thunder breaks the mood of thecheerful morning. A closer look towards the sound reveals the jungle being raided by man and machine, destroying everything in its path. Sultan (the leopard) tries to fight a futile battle to save his son, Yuvi but ends up losing his life. And the merciless onslaught of human greed moves ahead announcing a proposed apartment complex, as it is being hammered into the ground where Sultan has fallen dead.

That night,the frightened and terrorized animals gather to discuss their fate. Worried about lives of other their fellow beings, Begum (Sultans wife) suggests to leave the jungle behind. Yuvi tries to reason with the elders, urging them not to give up their homeland. Urging them that if his father was alive, he would not have let them leave their homes.

The hotheaded militant monkey, Bajrangi, wants to declare a full scale war, but the anger management Guru, Bagga the bear, has a more civilized approach. He believes that all problems could be sorted out through peaceful discussions. Saying the best way to get back their homes is to have a dialog with the humans and win their hearts. But the only problem being that the animals can't speak the human language. A pigeon with short-term memory loss, remembers meeting a parrot that spoke human.
With hope in their hearts, Yuvi, Bajrangi, and Bagga set out and ultimately find Alex,the talking parrot, in his luxurious golden cage. However, their hope turns to despair, as Alex is not interested in helping the barbaric animals with their cause, since this would mean leaving his life of luxury. Also Alex is sure that such issues would need to be addressed in the parliament at Delhi.

The motley crew manages to coerce Alex to join them and they begin their journey across the mountains and rivers of India, hitching rides in trains and trucks, to take their petition to the leader of the humans in Delhi. Along the way they discover that not only are their homes in jeopardy, but the homes and lives of thousands of other animals on the way. Almost the entire tiger community residing in Shiriska has been mercilessly killed leaving just one surviving frightened tiger. Through their journey they witness journey that the entire animal life across the country is in danger of extinction by humans who are killing them for their profit and taking their homes (deforestation) away under the guise of development.

The irexciting journey becomes one where enemies become friends and an unlikely family comes together to fight for what rightfully belongs to them - A HOME AND THEIR LIVES

followed by session
Rashmi Ahad

Moderators: RJ Anant and Saurabh

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

'Bio JAM'- Youth Celebrating Biodiversity

Title Brief: JAM (Just a Minute) is a very popular activity amongst youth, where participants are divided into groups of 5 and are given a topic; the goal is to speak about the topic for 1 full minute without hesitating, repeating a phrase or deviating from the topic. The person conducting the activity randomly chooses the first speaker, the rest, in the meantime can challenge the speaker on any of the three above mentioned accounts. In case of a correct challenge, the challenger gains a point and gets to speak from where the speaker left. In case of an incorrect challenge, however, the speaker gains a point and continues. The participant with the maximum points at the end of the minute wins.

The session will be conducted in a similar manner any JAM session is conducted, with just one change. The whole session will be divided into six rounds, at the beginning of each round one Biodiversity topic will be presented in front of the participants by CEE facilitators, in the form of a presentation, movie, etc. and then they will be given a topic based on the presentation on which they will speak. The last round will feature all the winners from the first five rounds and based on this performance, the final winners will be decided. JAM sessions typically don't have presentations before hand, to keep the exercise random, but to keep the session inclusive and open for non- science students as well, this change has been made, this will also serve as an opportunity to create awareness about the lesser known biodiversity issues amongst youth.

Apart from the Jam, other activities, like story improvisation, etc. with a biodiversity related theme can also be conducted if time permits. These activities will ensure an element of fun is infused in the biodiversity awareness event.

JAM is a popular activity among youth and would enhance the possibility of greater participation from college youth. All winners can be given certificates from SAYEN and will be featured on the SAYEN website and E-Newsletter. A small time-slot will also be used to introduce SAYEN to the young participants and make them a part of the network by filling up simple non time-consuming membership forms through the facilitators.

Moderator: Sagar Suri

Organised by Centre for Environment Education (CEE)

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Screening of 20 mins clip of Kalpvriksh film

The film gives the message of nature conservation through a Kalpvriksh (wishing tree). The tree is in search of that one special person to whom it will divulge the secret of infinite happiness - the secret of living in harmony with nature; the fountainhead of peace and joy. Intertwined with this story is the story of a girl who does not like her fat frame; two brothers; a boy who lives with his mother and longs for his absent father . These troubled children go to the Kalpvriksh for love and solace. The tree punishes those who disrespect it and nurtures those who believe in its powers. One day when some people decide to cut down the tree; the children come together to save the tree.

followed by session

Speakers/ Panelists: Manika Sharma, Raajaysh Chetwal and Shabana Azmi.

Moderator:Mr S Gopi Krishna Warrier

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Expunge | 00:01:17 | Non-verbal | Jasbinder Singh | for Creative Expression
A Story? | 00:08:12 | Non-verbal | Laxmikanta Jena
The Flight | 00:05:20 | Non-verbal | Saransh Sugandh |for The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI)
Save Water Save Life | 00:01:45 | Non-verbal | Abhijit Handique, Anantha Krishnan B and Aparna Tamhankar | for School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Huli: Technology to the Frontiers of Tiger Conservation | 00:09:20 | English with English Subtitles | Amoghavarsha J S |for Karnataka Forest Department
The Tiger, They're All Dead | 00:14:46 | English, Hindi and Marathi with English Subtitles | Reema Sengupta.

Grand Stage

OPEN STAGE : 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM 

Band Performances by Bloom Public School, New Delhi

OPEN STAGE : 12:00 AM - 12:45 PM 

Free Style Dance and Contemporary Performances Manzil Welfare Society and Adhyayan, New Delhi

OPEN STAGE : 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM 

'Raag Shree Bandish and Chota Khayal' Indian Classical Music by Alaap Indian Music Society of Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi

07:00 pm - 07:45 pm 

Performance by Kartavya Band, Dehradhun

07:45 pm - 08:30 pm 

Performance by Bamboo Band, Vayali Folk Group, Thrissur, Kerala

International Screen

(Film Screenings with Open Forums)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

RE:source, RE:duce, RE:cycle, RE:use Planet RE:think | 01:25:28 | Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, English and Zulu with English Subtitles | Eskil Hardt | DENMARK

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

Jewels of the Morning - Images of Nature | 00:01:16 | Non-verbal with English Subtitles | Andy Dorrine
Finland (Wildes Skandinavien) - Finland (Wild Scandinavia) | 00:55:45 | English | Oliver Goetzl | for NDR Naturfilm/ Studio Hamburg Doclights | GERMANY
Nature, Like a Child Need of your Care! | 00:00:59 | Non-verbal | Michael Poletaew

Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  & 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Coal Rush | 01:25:09 | English | Filippo Piscopo and Lorena Luciano | USA
Birding: Hobby or Mission | 00:01:55 | Non-verbal with English Subtitles | Iva P Hristova -Nikolova | BULGARIA
The New Environmentalists - From Chicago to the Karoo | 00:26:51 | Spanish, Italian, Iraqui, Arabic, Afrikaner and Indonesian with English Subtitles | John Antonelli, Will Parrinello and Tom Dusenbery | USA

Best of World Biodiversity Cinema: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

GREEN IMAGE - Global Environmental Film Festival, JAPAN

Yappo Island: Pukipuki and Poi: "Let's Trade!! "Just the Way You Are" I 00:10:00 I Japanese, with English Subtitles I Yammie I JAPAN

WILDLIFE VAASA INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL, FINLAND

Virgin Mothers I 00:08:00 I English I John Dunstan I USA
From Pain to Paradise I 00:14:00 I English I Ilias Missyris
FINLAND Bendito Machine 4 (Fuel the Machine) I 00:09:54 I Non-verbal I Jossie Malis I SPAIN

SISAK ECO FILM FESTIVAL (SEFF), CROATIA
The Animal | 00:03:13 | Non-verbal (Animation) | Evgenia Golubeva | RUSSIA
Greenland | 00:03:24 | Non-verbal | Jeff Kerby
No Penguin’s Land | 00:09:02 | French | Marcel Barelli | SWITZERLAND
The Contagion | 00:01:45 | Non-verbal (Animation) | Yahor Hayeuski | RUSSIA

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

The Attack of 1.5 Degrees, The Sea of Jeju | 01:01:13 | Korean with English Subtitles | Jang-Won-Joon | for MBN (Maeoil Broadcasting Network) | KOREA

ONGC Lawn

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

Yann Arthus - Bertrand's Retrospective
Planet Ocean I 01:32:54 I English I Yann Arthus-Bertrand | FRANCE

Feature Film Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

Speakers/ Panelists: Sujoy S Dahake, and Vidya Athreya
Moderator: Dr Ravi Chellam

Feature Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  & 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Ajoba | 01:50:39 |Marathi with English subtitled | Sujay S Dhake*

Film Screening: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

In God's Land | 01:10:12 | Tamil with English Subtitles | Pankaj Rishi Kumar* | for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), Films Division, Government of India

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Pratirodh (Resistance) | 00:58:58 | Hindi with English Subtitles | Bijo Toppo*.

Japan Lawn

(Thematic Sessions)

 Session: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

In Conversation with Author, Bahar Dutt on her New Book - India's Green Wars
Moderator: Dr Ravi Chellam

 Mountain Biodiversity Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Himalayan Biodiversity & Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities

Himalayan Biodiversity & Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities Mountain biodiversity provides a resource base for millions of people, mostly for local marginal farmers & pastoral communities. While enterprises based on natural resources generate much-needed income, they can also cause permanent damage to these fragile ecosystems. With the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the mountain poor are now burdened with increasing livelihood insecurities. How can a balance be struck between conservation and economic prosperity? Sustainable livelihood practices such as - ecotourism, medicinal plants cultivation etc - what kinds of incentives do they require?

Local Communities Sadar Singh - progressive farmer and grassroots welfare activist (Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh) Rigzin Hyerpa - Zilla Parishad Member and earlier - Fellow of Jamshetji Tata National Virtual Academy - MSSRF (Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh).

Speakers/ Panelists: Seema Bhatt and Vijayalakshmi Viswanthan

Moderator: Dr L M S Palni

Community Representatives: Tsewang Spalbar

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

Nice and Exotic: The Deadly Alien Syndrome
Beauty or beast? Exotic fish released into freshwater systems are taking over native freshwater fish species in our rivers/wetlands. Thrown into the mix are freshwater fish found in single locations that are highly threatened. The lack of natural predators for these exotic fish makes the plight of our native species even more serious. But what do we do? Are there solutions? How do we save native species that are key indicators of our freshwater systems? How do we save livelihoods affected by alien invasive species?
This session focuses on the critical and growing problem of exotic species that are invading the freshwater systems and conquering the natives!

Dr Sanjay Molur in Conversation with Dr Rajeev Raghavan

Forest Biodiversity Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Can the Leopard Change its Spots? - how the Media Reports on Conflict on Leopards
This session will look at the problem of how the media reports on issues related to conflict with leopards, whether scientists can make a difference on what kind of a message goes out to the media. Case studies will also be discussed of good and bad examples of reportage related to leopards
The highlights will be on what kind of a conservation message are we sending out, does the media create a problem of perception? And are scientists being able to communicate a simple message?
Speakers/ Panelists: Jay Mazoomdar, Dr Ravi Chellam and Vidya Athreya
Moderator: Bahar Dutt

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Traditional Knowledge and Conservation of Himalayan Biodiversity
Speakers/ Panelists: Amba Jamir, Rita Banerji and Dr Suman Sahai
Moderator: Dr Ruchi Pant
Mascot: Jaddu-Baddu (Representing Medicinal Plants)
Presented by United Nations Development Porgramme (UNDP)

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Damned with or without: Succumbing to the Pressures
Dams & development challenge keeping rivers alive. While concerns are raised regarding human displacement and rights issues, concerns regarding the loss to biodiversity are usually inadequate. This has resulted in several freshwater species becoming acutely threatened or even extinct. So, how do we keep our rivers alive?
Speakers/ Panelists:Dr Biju Kumar and Dr K S Gopi Sundar
Moderator: Dr B C Choudhury

Forest Biodiversity Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

A Voice for Biodiversity Outside Protected Areas
'Beyond Protected Areas' is the buzzword in conservation, but how do we make this happen? For instance what is the legal protection available to species like the tiger outside PA s? What kind of biodiversity exists outside of PA s and what are the threats it is facing? Our panel will discuss this based on real examples from the field
Speakers/ Panelists: Krishnandu Bose, Dr K S Gopi Sundar and Dr Yash Veer Bhatnagar
Moderator: Vidya Athreya

UNDP & GIZ Lawn

(Coastal and Marine Biodiversity) Film Screenings and Thematic Sessions

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Shifting Undercurrents - Women Seaweed Collectors of Gulf of Mannar | 00:20:06 | English with English Subtitles | Rita Banerji | for International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  

Importance of Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Livelihood for Conservation
History of fisheries and fishing communities in the Indian context. Balancing economic and Ecological sustainability in fisheries. (has Monsoon Ban made a difference) Importance of traditional knowledge in fisheries management - case study from Kerala on marine biodiversity registers and from Gulf of Mannar

Livelihood and resource conflicts between the large-scale and small-scale Community initiated management and conservation measures Legal Frameworks within fisheries management context Is Co - management possible?: constraints challenges and opportunities The session will provide a broad focus on importance of traditional knowledge and livelihoods for sustainable management and conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity

Speakers/ Panelists: Aarthi Sridhar, Manish Chandi, Ramya Rajagopalan, Robert Panipilla
Moderator Sudarshan Rodgridge
Community Representatives: Joseph, Jothi, Meenakshi and Palsamy

Film Screening: 12:45 AM - 01:45 PM  

Stand | 00:46:00 | English | Nicolas Teichrob and Anthony Bonello | CANADA
In Omnia Paratus....for the Sharks | 00:02:00 | English | Madison Stewart

Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Film Premiere
Helisa and the Life in Between | 00:11:00 | English | Malavika Mandalappa | for | UCN
followed by session
Conservation through Cooperation: "Hilsa and the Lives in Between"
The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) "Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh India Initiative" aims to provide a platform to foster dialogue on issues pertaining to lives and livelihoods in the Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM) region. As a part of this initiative, a short documentary was commissioned on the prized Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) fish in this region which is a cultural symbol as much as an ecological indicator of the GBM region.
This documentary is based on scientific research and policy studies supported by IUCN and conducted in Bangladesh and India engages with issues of depleting stock of Hilsa, livelihood crisis, consumer demands and policy prerogatives.
A screening of the documentary will be followed by a panel discussion that will elaborate on the issues pertaining to the conservation of the Hilsa. It will touch upon issues of supply and demand, especially how increasing demand for Hilsa is leading to its depleting stock. Panelists will reflect on mechanisms needed to shape Bangladesh?India cooperation to regenerate the fish stock.
The discussion will lead to a nuanced understanding of the issue, which will look at the multiple layers that constitute narratives of dwindling numbers of Hilsa and marginalized livelihood. By bringing such rich analysis to the foreground, the panelists will discuss the complexity of the challenge along with practical strategies that works in favour of both conservation and livelihood gains.
Speakers/ Panelists: Imtiaz Ahmed, Meena Gupta, Niamul Naser, Sugata Hazra
Moderator: Bharat Bhushan
Organised by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Farm, Fish and Forest - Sustainability Matters: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 5
Increasing demand for food, fiber and fuel is likely to lead to increasing losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services, if issues related to their sustainable management are not addressed. On the other hand, sustainable management not only contributes to biodiversity conservation but can also deliver benefits to production systems in terms of services such as soil fertility, erosion control, enhanced pollination and reduced pest outbreaks, as well as contributing to the well-being and sustainable livelihoods of local communities engaged in the management of local natural resources. This target has implications for areas under:

Agriculture: is a broad term that encompasses the domestication of animals and cultivation of plants, fungi, and other life forms for the purposes of providing food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. The variety and variability of animals, plants and microorganisms used in agriculture is an important aspect of biodiversity. However, some agricultural practices are also a major cause of biodiversity loss.

Forestry: refers to the interdisciplinary process of establishing, managing, using, and conserving forests and their associated resources.

Fisheries: Fish stocks need to be managed and harvested sustainably, legally and by applying ecosystem based approaches such that overfishing is avoided.

Specifically, this target requires that different types of productive landscapes are managed sustainably, which refers to situation in which the use of the components of biodiversity occurs in such a way and at a rate that does not lead to their long-term decline. When a resource is used sustainably it maintains its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations
Speakers/ Panelists: Ajay Rastogi, Dr N M Ishwar
Moderator: Yashaswi Singh
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Managing our Landscapes Equitably: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 6
Areas that are managed effectively and equitably for conservation are crucial for safeguarding both habitats and populations of species as well as for human well-being.

About 20% of India's land area is under various types of protection and conservation. The country has an established Protected Area network that has increased steadily over the years. From a network of 54 National Parks covering 21,003 km2 and 372 sanctuaries covering 88,649 km2 giving a combined coverage of 109,652 km2 or 3.34% of the country's geographical area in 1988, this network has grown steadily and in 2013 there are 683 PAs (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves) covering 1,64,981 km2 or 5.02% of country's geographical area. India has also established 18 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in peninsular India and 100 in islands.

Moreover, other conservation approaches including Community Conservation Areas (CCAs), Sacred Groves, Natural World Heritage Sites, Biodiversity Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites, Ramsar Sites, Important Bird Areas (IBAs), Important Plant Areas (IPAs) and Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) exist across the country.

However, such areas need to be effectively and equitably managed to ensure ecological integrity and the protection of species, habitats and ecosystem processes, with participation of local communities, and such that costs and benefits of the areas are fairly shared.

At the same time, there is a felt need for landscape connectivity and management beyond the boundaries of Protected Areas and efforts in this direction are being made at landscape level.

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr K Sivakumar, Dr S K Nigam
Moderator: Dr Malvika Onial
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

The Challenged Coast of India - Collaboration for a Sustainable Future
Release of Report
Followed by Panel Discussion Prabir Kumar Baneerjee, Dr Shailesh Nayak, Sunita Narain, Sudarshan Rodriguez and T Mohan
Question about the book by moderator to authors (10 min)
Sub themes of Panel
History of Regulating the coast -CRZ 1991 (5 mins)
Ports (5mins)
Mining ( 4 mins)
Marine Pollution (4 mins)
SEZs ( 3 mins)
Thermal Power (7 mins)
Tourism ( 4 mins)
Impacts - Erosion of beaches (10 Mins)
Impacts on Livelihoods ( 10 mins)
Current Scenario 2011 ( 10 mins)

Speakers/ Panelists: Prabir Banerjee, Dr Shailesh Nayak, Sunita Narain, Sudarshan Rodriguez, and T Mohan
Moderator: Dr Prannoy Roy

CMS Lawn

(Sessions and Media Briefings)

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  

Aligning against Invasive Aliens: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 4
Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss. They primarily affect biodiversity by preying on native species or competing with them for resources. In addition to their environmental impacts, they can pose a threat to food security, human health and economic development. Increasing travel, trade, and tourism have facilitated the movement of species beyond natural bio-geographical barriers by creating new pathways for their introduction.

Pathways, also referred to as vectors, are the means by which alien species are introduced to new environments. Depending on the ecosystem there are likely to be a number of different pathways for the introduction of alien species. Common pathways include shipping (ballast water, boat hulls and shipping containers), the accidental or intentional introduction of species from agricultural or aquaculture activities and the escape of species introduced to a new environment. However major pathways will vary between regions and will need to be identified in order to be effectively addressed. In most states there are likely to be several invasive alien species established as well as multiple pathways for the introduction of additional invasive alien species. Once the pathways for the introduction of invasive alien species have been identified and prioritized, actions will need to be taken to prevent the risk of new alien species becoming established. Whether an invasive alien species is eradicated or controlled will depend on a number of factors including the species being considered, the ecosystem it is impacting, and the magnitude of its impacts.

Speakers/ Panelists: Prof C R Babu, Dr Sanjay Molur
Moderator: Dr C Ramesh
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Role of Awareness in Nature Conservation
Communication, education and public awareness form a crucial part of wildlife conservation. Many successful conservation initiatives have comprised these elements to bring about a positive change in people's perceptions about wildlife. Reasons for the success of certain campaigns and failures of others depend on the approaches used to spread awareness and change public perception, and the customization of these and effective implementation.

This session, conducted by WTI, will be a panel discussion on the topic, bringing together several eminent conservationists who have effectively used these tools to bring about a turnaround in the fate of threatened wildlife species. They will put forth points on what works in certain circumstances and why, what doesn't necessarily work, and discuss the importance on being sensitive to the people's problems and needs. Case studies:Whale Shark Campaign;Save Our Tigers Campaign;Sloth Bear Awareness

Speakers/ Panelists: Himanshu Malhotra and Vivek Menon
Moderator: Prerna Singh Bindra
Organised by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Media Briefing

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Connecting Biodiversity with Urban Audiences
Building public understanding of the prevailing aquatic biodiversity degradation and the consequent widespread of the ill health of Ganga & Ramganga rivers has been a challenge for WWF-India's Rivers for Life programme which is engaged in participatory development approach since 2007. Implementing such activities need an effective and sustainable sensitization and creating awareness to all partners, particularly the urban audience who tend to be disconnected with the prevalence of the gradual biodiversity degradation.

Rivers for Life team presents a panel discussion on conserving aquatic biodiversity in emerging developmental scenarios. The highlight of the discussion would be challenges faced in conserving WWF-India's key aquatic species in Ganga & Ramganga rivers- Gangetic Dolphins, Gharials, Otters & Turtles along with adopted conservation practices to protect the species.

The session would include documentary film screening on the aquatic biodiversity in Ganga & Ramganga, followed by discussion along with interactive question & answer session, highlighting the threats to the species and ways to conserve it.

Speakers/ Panelists:A.P. Sharma, Manoj Mishra and Sunil Chowdhary
Moderator: Sandeep Behera
Organised by WWF-India's Rivers for Life Programme

Young Champions Lawn

(Film Screenings, Book Launch, Competitions, Workshops, Feature Film Screening and Sessions)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

To the Rescue | 00:14:18 |English |WTI
Under One Sky | 00:09:52 | English | WTI

Painting Competition: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Animal Prints with prior registration

Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

IFAW-WTI Animal Action Education: Elephants Never Forget
This session includes the screening of a documentary 'Elephants Never Forget' which is targeted at children, and discusses characteristics of elephants and their plight today. The film is a production that is a part of 'Animal Action Education', the largest animal-themed activity in the world. (Sending pdf with more information) Following the film, we will have an open interaction with the children in the audience about their feelings about elephants after seeing the film, and try and answer any questions they may have.

This will be followed by a half an hour session conducted by two experts on two things: Helping animals in distress: Dos and don'ts A snake rescuer and bird rescuer talks about how to deal with cases of snakes and birds in distress.

followed by film screening
Elephants Never Forget | 00:19:45 |English | IFAW-WTI

Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 

Born to be Wild |00:15:44 | English

Followed by session
The Core of the Issue: Tiger Tourism - - A Panel Discussion by Children topics will be given before to the registered participants with prior registration

This session will begin with the screening of a documentary 'Born to be Wild' on tigers in the wild. It will be then followed by a half-hour long panel discussion by children (already selected) on the pros and cons of tourism. They will discuss the importance of the tiger as a keystone species, the importance of conserving it and whether tourism will save the tiger, kill it, both or neither.
Moderator: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)

Session:  03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Wildlife and Words: Story Writing Workshop
An hour-long story writing workshop, where the theme will be decided on the spot. Children who register (not more than 25) can let their creative juices flow, while the writer conducting the session, Bulbul Sharma, will gently guide them. They will be given six facts about an animal, including habitat, food and threats, and will be guided as they write a story of their own about the animal. If time permits, they could even illustrate the story.

Moderator: Bulbul Sharma, eminent artist and author.

Workshop: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Elephants as Light as Paper: Paper Mache Workshop
This paper mache workshop will be open to anybody who wants to try their hand at the craft. Conducted by an expert with paper and the art of paper Mache, this will be an hour long workshop which will make students think about reusing and recycling paper but will also teach them about how to construct things that are useful for animals - bowls, toys, model homes and enclosures.

Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

IFAW-WTI Animal Action Education
This Animal Action Education session will begin with a documentary on Cats and Dogs, discussing their behaviour, needs, stories of some special companion animals, etc. This session will be followed with an interaction with the children on companion animals, where they can share stories on how they take of animals, play games based on animal behaviour and ask questions on issues brought up in the documentary.
followed by film screening
Cats, Dogs and Us | 00:18:13 | English | IFAW-WTI

Grand Stage

OPEN STAGE  : 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM 

The Rhythm of Zabro Dance by Northern Arts Cultural Society (NACS), Leh, Jammu & Kashmir

OPEN STAGE	: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM 

'Global Warming, Climate Change, Flooding and Drought Conditions' Dance Skit by Hindu College, University of Delhi

OPEN STAGE	: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM 

RHYTHM Vocal, Instrumental and Dance by Tarana Art and Music, New Delhi

Music Festival : 07:00 PM - 07:45 PM 

'Sufiana Qawwali' by Nizami Khusro Brothers - Sibtain Nizami, Saqlain Nizami and Jamal Nizami, New Delhi

Music Festival : 07:45 PM - 08:30 PM 

Performance by Bhupendra Parmar and Party Courtesy Punjabi Academy

International Screen

(Film Screenings with Open Forums)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

The Story of Rice | 00:14:02 | English | Green Campaign
followed by session
with Dr Suman Sahai, Chairperson, Gene Campaign

Film Screening: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

A2 (A2-B-C) | 01:09:57 | Japanese and English with English Subtitles | Ian Thomas Ash* | JAPAN

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  & 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

God Save the Green | 01:18:35 | French, German, Portugese, Arabic, Italian, Swahili and English with English Subtitles | Alessandro Rossi | ITALY
A Climate of Change | 00:38:04 | English with English Subtitles | Jenny Sharman | for Swedish Cooperative Centre and VI Agroforestry, SCC-VI Eastern Africa |UNITED KINGDOM
Connecting Flight | 00:01:56 | Non-verbal | Kate Podlipskaya | UKRAINE
Missing | 00:02:00 | English with English Subtitles | Thierry Grobet | for WWF International Film Competition | SWITZERLAND

Film Screening: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Wildes Skandinavien - Das Abenteuer (Wild Scandinavia - The Adventure) | 00:52:52 | German, Dubbed in English | Heiko De Groot | for NDR (German Broadcast) | GERMANY
30 Ghosts | 00:01:59 | English | Andrew Telling | UNITED KINGDOM

Partner's Films: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Partner's Films

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Wind of Change | 00:39:55 | English with English Subtitles | Julia Dahr | NORWAY

ONGC Lawn

(Film Screenings with Open Forums,Feature Film Screenings, Special Gala Screening Session)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Chilika - Jewel of Odisha | 00:21:13 | English | Shekar Dattatri | for Chilika Development Authority

Film Screening: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Tiger Dynasty | 00:58:00 | English | S Nallamuthu* | for BBC Natural World

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

The Return of the Mayas | 00:01:21 | Spanish | Eduardo Santella and Cassidy Rast
Timbaktu | 00:31:38 | English with English Subtitles | Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh* | for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and Films Division
followed by a session
Ecological Agriculture, Indigenous Seeds, Biodiversity and Rural Livelihoods
Speakers/ Panelists: Ashish Gupta, Bablu Ganguly, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Moderator: Ankit Pogula

Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Gaur in my Garden | 00:28:48 | English with English Subtitles | Rita Banerji | for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and Films Division
Tales of Gorakhpur: Path Towards a Climate Resilient Future | 00:19:39 | English and Hindi with English Subtitles | Rishu Nigam* | for The Rockefeller Foundation

Special Gala Screening: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM & 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Jal | 01:52:00 | Hindi |Girish Malik* | for Oneworld Films Pvt Ltd

Special Gala Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

Girish Malik, Purab Kohli and Tannishtha Chatterjee

Japan Lawn

(Thematic Sessions)

 Session: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Green Alternative to New Tyres
Speakers/ Panelists: Nikhil Agarwal and Vivek Kapoor
Moderator: Avijeet Khaitan

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Putting Freshwaters on the Map!
Despite being the most important resource for all life to exist, we face the query - How do we put freshwaters on the map? There are two ways - 1. Mainstreaming freshwaters by talking to the masses and creating awareness on the urgent need to conserve freshwaters today. 2. Analyse freshwater biodiversity conservation policy and understand the gaps therein to better it. What could be the different ways of making freshwaters a household term and sensitizing people on the fact that we are not the sole users of this resource? How do we develop a policy integrating the various uses of freshwater systems and the biodiversity therein?

This session focuses on the need to mainstream freshwater systems through outreach and the need for freshwater biodiversity conservation policy through an integrated approach.

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Sanjay Molur, Payal B Molur and Priyanka Iyer
Moderator: Dr B C Choudhury

Forest Biodiversity Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

Biodiversity Conservation: Against Odds
In the last 10 years there is an unprecedented onslaught on our rivers, wilderness areas from mining, and power projects. India loses 333 acres of forests a day to big development projects, how can we develop sustainably and with minimum damage to our biodiversity? How do we address the big development debate? How do we get the environment institutions to be more pro-active? These are some of the questions that will be addressed.

Prerna Singh Bindra in Conversation with Seema Bhatt

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Climatic and Biotic Sress on Mountain Biodiversity
Mountains are increasingly facing the challenges of fragility, depleting biodiversity, physical isolation, political marginalization and poverty. Climate change/variability is forcing plants & animals to migrate and is threatening extinction of vital species thereby disrupting the already fragile ecological balance. The frequency and severity of natural disasters (avalanches, receding glaciers, lake bursts, floods) has increased, whereas the ability to cope with these events remains low. How have changing climate, invasive species been affecting mountain biodiversity?
Speakers/ Panelists:Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Dr Mustafa Ali Khan
Moderator: Dr Jagdish Kishwan
Community Representatives: Sukri Devi and Dhaneshwari Devi

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Protecting the 'Tiger of the Water': Are Anglers the Best Advocates for Mahseer Conservation?
Majestic, charismatic and mysterious - the Mahseer is a freshwater fish that has been talked about for centuries. Many a tale has been written on the capture of the fantastic fish by anglers and sportsmen from the time of the British raj. But today, this tiger could use a helping hand…Could it be the hand of the modern-day angler? Mahseer anglers today, are protecting stretches of rivers from destructive fishing practices, generating revenue to implement effective protection of the fish and ensuring healthy populations of the river-giant. But, is the Mahseer catch-and-release programme a wolf in a sheep's clothing? And among all the captive-bred Mahseer, where is the true Mahseer?

This session focuses on taxonomic ambiguity of Mahseer, angling and explores whether angling is a conservation strategy or a conservation tragedy?

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Rajeev Raghavan and Dr Sanjay Molur
Moderator: Dr Ravi Chellam

Forest Biodiversity Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

The Challenge of Addressing Human Wildlife Conflict
Increasing instances of human-wildlife conflict involving leopard, black bear, elephant, blue bull, wild boar and monkey require landscape and site specific mitigation measures. Important constituents of mitigation framework are sensitization of wildlife staff and local communities, technical expertise and capability, quick response, financial and medical help to victims and their kin, rescue and rehabilitation of conflict animals. Specific approaches and measures to contain human-wildlife conflict in different parts of the country and involving different animals and learning from these experiences will be shared and discussed in the session with a view to exploring their replicability in other parts of the country, and also incorporation of HWC mitigation in the government policy on conservation in the States.
Speakers/ Panelists: Nandita Hazarika and Dr Yash Veer Bhatnagar
Moderator: Dr Jagdish Kishwan

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

Conservation development dilemma: Threat to Himalayas?
Mountains have long been exploited to fulfill our never ending needs. From poaching/hunting to mining, pilgrimage/tourism and now mega development projects like hydro-power generation, road-building, have severely endangered mountain bio-diversity. Concerns are alike and studies have provoked much debate for both Himalayan landscapes and Western Ghats. Straddling the international borders, the fragile landscapes also take a toll due to environmentally damaging developmental activities in view of security concerns. Are anthropogenic pressures the biggest threats to the mountains today?
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Anil Prakash Joshi and Dr Yash Veer Bhatnagar
Moderator: Ajay Rastogi
Community Representatives: Sukri Devi and Dhaneshwari Devi

UNDP & GIZ Lawn

(Coastal and Marine Biodiversity) Film Screenings and Thematic Sessions

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Havets Solv (The Silver of the Sea) | 00:28:52 | Norwegian with English Subtitles | Are Pilskog | NORWAY

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Climate Change and Disasters: Its implications for Coastal and marine Biodiversity
Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Sea Surface Temperature and coral bleaching
Climate change: impact on biodiversity - coral, mangroves, fish species/diversity, etc
Climate change: Impact on livelihoods
Tsunami/floods
Coastal Erosion
Speakers: Dr Neeraj Khera, Vardhan Patankar and Vankateash Salagramma
Moderator: Sudarshan Rodgridge

Session: 12:45 PM - 03:00 PM 

Film Screening
Enviornment Initiative of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd
00:28:35 | English | ONGC
followed by session
"Biodiversity and Climate Change"
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr C K Varshney in conversation with Dr J S Sharma
Moderator: Dr J S Sharma
Presented by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Women, Water and Wellbeing: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 8
Biodiversity underpins the functioning of the ecosystems on which humankind depends for food and fresh water, health and recreation, and protection from natural disasters. For millions of Indians, biodiversity supports their very livelihoods and ways of life. Contemporary systems of accounting do not fully capture the value of India's biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services. Several factors including the intangible nature of many of the benefits that are derived from ecosystem services and the different values that are attached to biodiversity make it challenging to enumerate, quantify or define monetarily and implement measures to safeguard them. Loss in biodiversity and ecosystem services also affects cultural and spiritual values which may be more difficult to quantify but are nonetheless integral to human well-being. Current trends are bringing mankind closer to a number of potential tipping points that would catastrophically reduce the capacity of ecosystems to provide these essential services. Biodiversity provides and supports ecosystem goods and services including fuel, fodder, medicine, as well as water and any loss and deterioration in these directly impacts the poor and vulnerable particularly women who often bear a disproportionate amount of the burden. At stake are the principal objectives outlined in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) viz. food security, poverty eradication, environmental security and a healthier population.
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Neeraj Khera and Dr Rita Singh
Moderator: Ipshita Bhattacharya
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Equitable Sharing - Nagoya Protocol:India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 9
India ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization [Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)] during CoP-11 held in 2012 at Hyderabad.
The Nagoya Protocol provides a legal framework that seeks to regulate the commercial and research utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge by requiring their users to secure the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) of the country and/or community holders of these resources and knowledge and share the benefits arising from such utilization with the country and/or community. The Indian Biological Diversity (BD) Act, 2002 seeks to regulate the commercial utilization and research of biological resources and associated knowledge from India by requiring non-Indian users to secure the prior approval of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and share the benefits arising from such utilization with the communities providing such resources and associated traditional knowledge.
Thus, the provisions of the BD Act and the Nagoya Protocol encourage research on genetic resources, create incentives to conserve and sustainably use genetic resources, and enhance contribution of biodiversity to development and human well-being. Furthermore, (draft) National Biodiversity Target 9 would assist in strengthening the ability of local communities to benefit from the use of their knowledge and provide incentives for promotion and protection of traditional knowledge.
The NBA has put in place an ABS system in India in accordance with the provisions of the Biological Diversity (BD) Act and its Rules. It is implementing measures for capacity building and awareness with the State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) to realize the ABS provisions. Well-over a hundred ABS agreements have been signed so fa

Speakers/ Panelists: Dr R S Rana and Seema Bhatt
Moderator: Dr Malvika Onial
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

Towards a Participatory and Inclusive Framework for Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas
-Policy and legal Framework for PAs in India and gaps
-Community livelihoods and their dependence on Coastal Marine
- Business and Biodiversity dependence on Biodiversity and Financing BC
- Possible options for management (Legal instruments)
The session focuses on ways and means for achieving a balance between protection and production in the coastal and marine ecosystems. The session will facilitate an informed debate between different stakeholders. Expected outcome of this session is a roadmap for a management framework for coastal and marine ecosystems where both protection and production aspects are addressed.
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr K Sivakumar, Michael Vakily, Ramya Rajagopalan, Dr N M Ishwar, Dr Saudamini Das and Dr Vivek Menon
Chairperson: Dr J R Bhatt
Community Representative: Joseph, Jothi, Meenakshi and Palsamy
Presented by The Deutsche Gesellschaftfur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - Indo-German Biodiversity Programme

CMS Lawn

(Sessions and Media Briefings)

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

It's all in the GENES!: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 7
The genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed or domesticated animals and of wild relatives is in decline as is the genetic diversity of other socio-economically and culturally valuable species. The genetic diversity which remains needs to be maintained and strategies need to be developed and implemented to minimize the current erosion of genetic diversity, particularly as it offers options for increasing the resilience of agricultural systems and for adaptation to changing conditions. This target relates to the genetic diversity of the following:

Cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals - Species which have been selected, domesticated and reproduced by human societies for their produce and/or certain traits.

Wild relatives - Species closely related to current breeds and varieties and that survive in the wild. They are potential sources of genetic material which could be used to develop new breeds or varieties.

Other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species - Species which are not necessarily important for agriculture but which are particularly important for socio-economic or cultural reasons and are therefore crucial to human wellbeing. They include species used in traditional medicines, non timber forest products and local land races.

The overall purpose of this target is to:

Maintain and safeguard genetic diversity though the development and application of strategies which allow for the different genetic characteristics of a species to continue to exist over time. This would include both in situ and ex situ actions.

Minimize genetic erosion which occurs when genes are lost from a gene pool. Species with small populations (gene pools) or with isolated populations are particularly at risk for genetic erosion.
Speakers/ Panelists: Diwakar Sharma in conversation with Yashaswi Singh
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM 

Urban Wetlands and their Aquatic Biodiversity on World Wetlands Day
Impacts associated with urban expansion represent one of the key drivers of change which has led to loss of wetlands and their dependent species leading to losing and degrading urban wetland ecosystems at an alarming rate, thereby losing our biodiversity.
Hence, wetland species are under threat and so are the wetland ecosystems and ecosystem services.
On the occasion of World Wetlands' Day, WWF-India's Rivers for Life programme organizes a panel discussion on importance of urban water bodies and their aquatic biodiversity with the highlight on valuing fresh water ecosystems.
Speakers/ Panelists: Prof B C Chaudhury in conversation with Pankaj Chandan
Organised by WWF-India's Rivers for Life Programme

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM & 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Media Briefing

Special Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Eco-friendly Aerial Photography and Live Demo
Conducted by: Nicolas Chorier, Professional Photographer in Kite Aerial Photography

Book Launch: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

First Food: A Taste of India's Biodiversity Edited by: Sunita Narain, Vibha Varshney & Kaushik Dasgupta
followed by Talk and Discussion with Sunita Narain. Each region of India is diverse in its food habits. It has its own recipes, it cooks with different ingredients, it eats differently. If biodiversity disappears, we will lose the food wealth on our plates. Food will become impersonal. It will become a sterile package designed for universal size and taste. Food diversity and cultural diversity is linked to diversity in the biological world. Only plants that are cultivated are easily available and many healthy foods have disappeared from our plate. But these are still consumed with relish in small pockets in the country.
We will explore India's rich food diversity and traditions and the linkages between food, biodiversity and good health. If we lose the knowledge and culture of our local cuisine then we lose more than just the taste and smell, we lose nature. We need to bring back taste of India's biodiversity into our homes. .
Moderator: Vibha Varshney
Organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Young Champions Lawn

(Film Screenings, Book Launch, Competitions, Workshops, Feature Film Screening and Sessions)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Mazha Peyyumbol (When it Rains) | 00:08:12 | Malayalam with English Subtitles | Sunil Raj*
A Story of an Unknown Island | 00:10:28 | Bengali with English Subtitles | Anima Patra |for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF - India)

Workshop: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Communicating Biodiversity of India through Puppetry
Conducted by: Dr P Pramod and Prasanth Kumar
The session will introduce the art of puppetry to children and its efficiency to communicate science of Biodiversity communication. The expert will briefly explain them different types of puppets and how to make it. Also will involve some children in making some simple puppets on the venue. This part of the programme will last nearly 30 minutes. Then a 30 minutes performance in which the students will perform a puppet show under his guidance. Audience : School students
Speakers:
Prasanth Kumar, School teacher and Puppeteer, GMUPS Arecode P.O Malappuram, Kerala 673639 ( Res: Prasantha Sadanam Kodiyathur PO,Mukkulam Via Kozhikode dist 673602) Email prasanthskdr@gmail.com
Moderator:
Dr P.Pramod, Senior Scientist, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimbatore

Film Screenings and Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

The Jungle Gang Meets the Tiger| 00:17:00 | English | Krishnendu Bose |for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF - India)
Mahua - The Tree of Life| 00:10:19 | Hindi with English Subtitles | Shyam Lal, Santosh, Manisha, Lalita, Laxmi, Sundeep, Ajay and Roshni Ramij | for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF - India)
Pani Ki Kahani|00:01:37 | Non-verbal |Kiran | for Saraswati Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School and Protsahan India Foundation
followed by session with eminent filmmaker Krishnendu Bose

Workshop: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Waste ? No More Waste
Conducted by: Niranjan Khatri, Dr P Pramod and Swapnil Kumar Sharma

In the nature, there is no waste. Everything is recycled. Even for human beings waste is matter of perception. But this perception matter very much in the conservation of nature and biodiversity. With the advent of technology and various new products from across numerous categories, the volume of waste of all kinds has flooded our society. It is indeed a challenge as well as an opportunity for all creative minds to find long term sustainable solutions. This session will take the children and youth into a dialog and hands on working to experience how creative minds should attempt to handle the issue of waste. Even the electronic components (e-waste/ semiconductors) and plastics can be reused in different forms. The question here is why can't we may change this from the conventional ways of disposing them by adding some creativity and innovation like using e-wastes for decorating pots, if we break it down into various sections then trainers can easily visualize budding technocrats about their technical aspects, durability of plastics helps in developing rough and tough educational kits, etc. and there can be much more apart from these. This session is planned to inspire and guide the enormous energy of youth into a channelized path with a feel i.e. "waste is not really waste." In the session participants will get a live hands on experience of activities, demonstrations, discussions and can give wings to their thoughts when they see the working models, kits, along with their application, impact and their role, by transforming waste into a meaningful and significant item. The waste is only waste if we consider it waste
Speakers :
Er. Swapnil Kumar Sharma (+ 91 - 95608 18859) TechSAS Works, Madhuvihar, New Delhi. Email: swapnilkumarsharma@techsasworks.com Moderator:
Dr P.Pramod, Senior Scientist, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimabtore ?

Film Screenings: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

My Green Planet |00:01:23 | English |Misha Dutta
What If... |00:02:06 | English | Chinh Children | for Chinh Early Education Web Channel
Drop by Drop |00:05:00 | English | Ahona Datta Gupta | for GIZ (German Development Cooperation)
The Darwin Puzzle | 00:26:46 | English|Radhika Chandrasekhar and Arjun Bhagat | for Vigyan Prasar

Film Screenings: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM  

Abhay Deol Talks about the True Cost of Coal| 00:02:54 | English and Hindi | Sanjay Barnela and Areeb Hashmi* | for Greenpeace India
I Too Can | 00:03:00 | Malayalam with English Subtitles | Sudeep Elamon*
Greeny the Great | 00:06:00 | Non-verbal | Dhananjay Bhopale* | for Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)
Are we Ready to Dig in? | 00:04:58 | English | Saransh Sugandh* | for Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

3rd SHRI CMS VATAVARAN 2013 One Minute Competition Films
Amity International School Sector 43, Gurgaon; DPS International School; Scottish High International School, Gurgaon; The Shri Ram Millennium School Noida; SRS Bhiwani; The Shri Ram Aravali and The Shri Ram, Moulsari

Grand Stage

OPEN STAGE: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Drum JamPerformance by World of Talents (WOT), Delhi

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM  

CMS VATAVARAN Awards Nite
Shadow Puppetry Show Presented by UNDP

International Screen

(Film Screenings with Open Forums)

Feature Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM  & 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

The Last Lion | 01:27:00 | English | Dereck and Beverly Joubert | for National Geographic Channels | SOUTH AFRICA

 Feature Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM & 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Sthalam (The Place) | 02:00:00 | Malayalam with English Subtitles | Shivaprasad*

Award Winning Films: 03:15 PM - 06:45 PM 

Wildes Skandinavien - Das Abenteuer (Wild Scandinavia - The Adventure) | 00:52:52 | German, Dubbed in English | Heiko De Groot | for NDR (German Broadcast) | GERMANY
Wind of Change | 00:39:55 | English with English Subtitles | Julia Dahr | NORWAY
Ladakh's Artificial Glaciers | 00:18:13 | English with English Subtitles | Rajendra Srivathsa Kondapalli
Gaur in my Garden | 00:28:48 | English with English Subtitles | Rita Banerji* | for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and Films Division
Chilika - Jewel of Odisha | 00:21:13 | English | Shekar Dattatri | for Chilika Development Authority

ONGC Lawn

(Film Screenings with Open Forums,Feature Film Screenings, Special Gala Screening Session)

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM  & 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Char... The No-Man's Island | 01:27:57 | Bangali with English Subtitles | Sourav Sarangi*

Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

No Problem! 6 Months with the Barefoot Grandmamas | 00:56:17 | English with English Subtitles | Yasmin Kidwai* | for Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India

Film Screening: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Saving the Ganga | 00:52:14 | English | Bahar Dutt | for History TV 18, CNN - IBN (Network 18)

Film Screening: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM & 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm

Dammed | 01:03:00 | English and Hindi with English Subtitles | Kavita Bahl* and Nandan Saxena* followed by session 'That Sinking Feeling'- the passive genocide of citizens whose lives, livelihoods and property are submerged to electrify a few corporations and cities.
Speakers/ Panelists: Chittaroopa Palit, Kavita Bahl and Vimal Bhai
Moderator: Nandan Saxena

Film Screening: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM 

The Diary of a Refugee | 00:52:00 | Bengali with English Subtitles | Bishnu Dev Halder* | for Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) and Films Division
A Silent Noise | 00:01:00 | English | Snehasis Das*

Japan Lawn

(Thematic Sessions)

Inland and Wetland Biodiversity Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

Uncovering an Obscure Trade:endemic freshwater fishes and the global aquarium markets
Fengshui, good luck, hobby or aesthetic… all these words are connected to ornamental fish. But not many of us know about the effects of ornamental fish trade and its unstructured methods. Lakhs of threatened native freshwater fishes are caught from the wild and exported. Pushing threatened species towards extinction only to cater to man's aesthetic needs! It is imperative to understand the effects of this on populations and the appalling lack of science-based working of this trade. Why is there no captive breeding technique in place? Is this technique viable? What is the solution?
This session focuses on export of threatened ornamental freshwater fish, its cumulative possible impacts on populations taking into account the other existing threats.
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Rajeev Raghavan in conversation with Dr Sanjay Molur

Mountain Biodiversity Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Local Environmental Governance
The rich biodiversity of mountains is endowed with enormous socio-cultural and healing properties. They have since long met the traditional needs of indigenous communities. However, fragmentation of habitats and over-exploitation of resources have led to the extinction of several plant and animal species and several others are increasingly at risk. Governing the mountains' rich and diverse natural resources is an increasingly complex challenge and cooperation is critical for effective governance. A good governance model needs to reconcile development, conservation and rights of people, and realize the positive synergies. Who are the custodians of the mountains and how can they be facilitated for informed environmental decision-making?

Speakers/ Panelists: Amba Jamir in conversation with Ajay Rastogi
Community Representatives: Sukri Devi and Dhaneshwari Devi

Forest Biodiversity Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

The Power of the Visual Medium by Vijay Bedi
Use the camera to conduct workshops on photography- using images to inspire people to protect. How can the power of the visual medium be used to protect the forest and its biodiversity? Can photographers help conservation? Sandesh gives examples from his own experience

UNDP & GIZ Lawn

(Coastal and Marine Biodiversity) Film Screenings and Thematic Sessions

Film Screening: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

Mangroves - Forests of the Tide | 00:29:47 | English and Malayalam with English Subtitles | Suresh Elamon | for Kerala State Biodiversity Board

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Mainstreaming Young Professionals into Biodiversity Sector
- Avenues and Opportunities for young professionals in biodiversity sector including forest Officials
- Perceptions of young professionals on Coastal and Marine Issues
- Mechanism to create youth network on coastal and Marine Biodiversity in India
Need and ways to converge different youth platforms
This session would primarily focus on the engagement of youth in biodiversity conservation. The expected outcome of this session is enhanced understanding of the perception of youth on biodiversity as a profession, and way forward to establish a youth network on coastal and Marine Biodiversity in India. The session will also explore the possibility of bringing convergence to the existing youth networks on thematic issues of climate change and biodiversity relevant to coastal and marine issues.
Speakers/ Panelists: Helina Jolly, Piyush Dhawan and Vardhan Patankar
Moderator: Joydeep Gupta
Presented by The Deutsche Gesellschaftfur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - Indo- German Biodiversity Programme

Feature Film Screening: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM & 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM   

DAM 999 | 01:50:00 | English | Sohan Roy

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM  

Traditional Knowledge, Practices: RevitalisedIndia's Draft National Biodiversity Target 11
Despite rapid recent advances in the scientific study of genetics, it is important to recognize that knowledge of the properties and benefits of biological resources is not simply a modern phenomenon. For centuries, communities around the world have learned, used and passed on traditional knowledge about local biodiversity, and how it can be used for a range of important purposes relating to human wellbeing. These are food and medicine, clothing and shelter, developing skills and practices for agriculture and animal husbandry. In the context of access and benefit-sharing, traditional knowledge refers to the knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities related to genetic resources. This traditional knowledge has been developed through the experiences of communities over centuries, adapted to local needs, cultures and environments and passed down from generation to generation. The target also aims to ensure that traditional knowledge is respected and reflected in the implementation of the Convention, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, with the effective participation of indigenous and local communities. It further deals with customary use of biological resources for the control, use and management of natural resources and including spiritual, cultural, economic and subsistence functions. As a cross cutting issue, traditional knowledge touches on many aspects of biological diversity by making a significant contribution to the fulfillment of the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-20 and to the attainment of Aichi Biodiversity Target.
Speakers/ Panelists: Meenakshi Negi in conversation with Biba Jasmine Kaur
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Money Matters for Biodiversity: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 12
In order to facilitate the effective implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Strategy for Resource Mobilization, India is developing its own (draft) national biodiversity target for creating opportunities to increase the availability of financial, human and technical resources for biodiversity conservation.
India has experimented with a multi mode strategy of resource mobilization for biodiversity conservation. This includes public financing from budget and plan funds for programmes, project financing of specific projects based on funds provided by bilateral agencies and multilateral development financial institutions. The following broadly form the sources ofbiodiversity financing:

Local, regional, national and international

International and national private finance for biodiversity conservation

Climate financing sources including adaptation financing Thereis a need to conduct a Technology Needs Assessments (TNA)so as to work out the requirement for tools and technology required for meeting various(draft) national biodiversity targets. The human and technical capacity which currently exists in the country needs to be further strengthened in order to meet the challenges of implementing this Strategic Plan
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr S D Attri and Dr Nita Shah
Moderator: Ipshita Bhattacharya Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

CMS Lawn

(Sessions and Media Briefings)

Session: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Actioning NBAP: India's Draft National Biodiversity Target 10
India became a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in June 1992. CBD requires parties to the Convention to prepare National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), including the integration of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into various sectors, as the main instruments for implementation of the CBD at a national level. The process of preparing India's National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) had from the very beginning taken the integration of biodiversity concerns into various sectors as one of its main process goals. Raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity was also seen as an integral part of the process of preparing the NBAP and is a major component of the plan itself. The broad purpose of the NBAP process is to produce an implementable action plan that would help conserve India's vast biodiversity, learn about utilization of biological resources towards sustainable directions, and ensure that decisions regarding access to such resources and the benefits accruing from them are taken democratically and equitably. The process of developing the NBAP attempts to be highly participatory in nature, with complete transparency and openness to all points of view and interest groups, and reaching out to a large number of village level organizations and movements, NGOs, academicians and scientists, government officers from various line agencies, the private sector, the armed forces, politicians and others who have a stake in biodiversity. The CBD adopted the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-20 and the Aichi Targets at Nagoya, Japan, which provides broad-based actions in support of biodiversity over the next decade by all countries and stakeholders.
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr S S Choudhary in conversation with Biba Jasmine Kaur
Organised by Wildlife Institute of India (WII)

Session: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

Meet the 2014 CMS VATAVARAN Jury:
Amol Palekar, Eminent Actor, Director and Producer
Ramesh Sharma, Eminent Filmmaker and Jury Members

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM & 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

Media Briefing

Session: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 

Conservation of Biodiversity Rich Areas Outside the Protected Area Network
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr Ramboojh in conversation with Dr Neelima Jerath Organised by Punjab Biodiversity Board (PBB)

Meet: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM  

CMS VATAVARAN Filmmakers Advisory Board (FAB)

Young Champions Lawn

(Film Screenings, Book Launch, Competitions, Workshops, Feature Film Screening and Sessions)

Film Screening: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Sparrows (Gorraiya) | 00:12:21 | Hindi with English Subtitles | K Prabhakar Iyyer*
Save Tree | 00:04:27 | English | Ashwin N, Pooja T and Sneha S* | for School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Jal Khet (Water Fields) | 00:25:00 | English and Hindi with English Subtitles | Anjali Nayar* | for Tata Watu Policy Program (IWMI)

Film Screen: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM  

Pristine Water | 00:16:02 | English with English Subtitles | Niyati Sengar and Mr Amaresh Kumar Singh* | for Amity School of Communication
Vithappadu (Sowing Field) | 00:21:48 | Malayalam with English Subtitles | Aneez K M*

Session: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM  

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Science Education
The session will start with a brief presentation (20 min) on the wonders of Indian Biodiversity. Then a series of case stories will be presented in an interactive way about the role of children and youth in learning the biodiversity of the country and conservation. This will be an interactive presentation of true stories with the support of power point presentation.
Moderator: Dr P Pramod

Session: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM 

Innovations in Environmental Education and Communication - Theme: Urban Biodiversity
Speakers/ Panelists: Dr P Pramod, Simran Sharma and Nita Arora
Moderator: Dr Neeraj Khera
Organised by CMS Environment Team

Grand Stage

 OPEN STAGE: 11:00 am - 11:45 am 

11:00 am - 11:45 am 'Manzil Mystic' Band by Manzil Welfare Society, New Delhi

11:45 am - 12:00 pm 'Dengue and Malaria' Street Play by Bloom Public School, New Delhi

12:30 pm - 12:45 pm 'Humor and Wit on Environment' Street Play by Bloom Public School, New Delhi

 OPEN STAGE: 01:00 pm- 01:45 pm 

1:00 pm - 1:20 pm Classical Dance Fusion by MH Vatavaran, Miranda House, University of Delhi

1:20 pm - 1:45 pm Orchestra by Sri Venkateswara International School, New Delhi

1:45 pm - 2:10 pm 'Vasundhara Ki Vyatha' Street Play by MH Vatavaran, Miranda House, University of Delhi
12 members will showcase the play

 07:00 pm- 09:00 pm 

CMS VATAVARAN NITE