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CEE has been working in
the State of Uttarakhand for the past 12 years. The focus of CEE's work
in the state has been environment education in schools, biodiversity
conservation, natural resource management and awareness generation. The
Department of Education, State Council of Education Research and
Training (SCERT), Uttarakhand Council for Science and Technology
(U-COST), Uttarakhand Forest Department, UNESCO and 15 partner NGOs, etc
are the agencies with which CEE has been working in the State. Some of
the ongoing and important projects in the state are:
Environment Education for School
Children
- Strengthening
Environment Education in School System (StrEESS)
- Organized a nature
education programme on endangered elephants
- Organized
educational programmes in schools on conserving biodiversity of
Corbett National Park.
- Organized climate
change education programme with schools in collaboration with U-COST.
- Awareness programmes
for students, teachers and communities on local environmental issues
and conservation needs through celebrating important days like
International Mountain day, National Science day etc.
Biodiversity
Conservation
- Developed a nature
guidebook for teachers, eco-club organizers, park guides and NGOs in
Hindi on Corbett National Park.
Natural
Resource Management
- Provided NGO support
for the eco development project of State Forest Department by
developing village level eco-development microplans for Corbett
National Parks, Nanda Devi National Park and Govind Pashu Vihar.
- Provided support to
Forest Department in preparation and implementation of eco-development
micro plans for 210 villages in and around Protected Areas in
Uttarakhand.
Knowledge Management
for Sustainable Development
- Organized one public
hearing and 2 paryavaran panchayats.
EE for Fragile Area
- CEE has initiated
its CEE Himalaya Initiative in the State along with other Himalayan
States.
- Empowerment of women
in twelve villages in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve for ‘Conserving
plant genetic resources using Alternate Media’. Women in nine villages
consulted and organized discussions on genetic wealth in their area
held. Communication package for women and media personnel developed.
- Organized various
capacity building programmes with local partner agencies.
Facilitating NGO and
Community Initiative
- Guiding and
supporting NGOs for developing and implementing projects under the
UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP – for which CEE is the National
Host Institution)
Contact
Ms. Preeti R. Kanaujia
Programme Coordinator
Email:
Preeti.rawat@ceeindia.org
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