There were several kinds of exhibitions and poster presentations at ESF:

1. Environmental Education Fair
   Participants’ Displays: Several of the participating organizations put up display on their programmes and material.
   
   CEE projects and activities: An exhibition of CEE’s initiatives in EE and ESD, covering different thrust areas as well as geographical locations, was put up.
   
   
2. Beej Mela
   The Seed Exhibit (Beej Melo in Gujarati) depicts the rich agrobiodiversity of the tribal area of southern Gujarat. These seeds – of cereals, millets, vegtables, oilseeds – were collected at a beej melo organized by the CEE South Gujarat office in May 2004. The melo helped promote seed exchanges between farmers, and was planned as part of a larger effort to conserve agrobiodiversity in the region. Indigenous seeds are important for enhancing food security as they are often hardy and pest resistant, and are likely to give a yield even in tough times.
   
   
3. Changing Paradigms
   This interactive exhibition focused on how CEE Partners and Communities are involved in an innovative, action-oriented and community-driven programme through the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). Sharing of experiences allows for the best practices to be drawn out, replicated and scaled-up and, hence, for common difficulties to be overcome. This was a good opportunity to showcase programme learnings, achievements and exchange ideas with SGP partner countries, while addressing education and sustainable development issues.
   
   
4. Poster Presentations
   Some of the papers submitted for the Conference were exhibited as posters.
   
   
5. Resurgence: Stories of an Earthquake, Survival and Art:
   An Exhibition of Textiles from Kachchh
   After the earthquake that rocked the region of Kachchh, in January 2001, Sydney-based Carole Douglas, an artist, writer and educator worked with artisans, NGOs and other cooperative groups to put together an exhibition which would effectively communicate the rich tradition of Kachchhi textiles. Resurgence is the fruit of this effort. This provided the artisans of Kachchh a unique opportunity to be heard through their work – to relate their stories of survival and their dreams for the future. It is a testimony to the artisans of Kachchh, all of whom have worked under duress to create their unique pieces.
   
   Resurgence was first showcased at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum in Sydney, Australia in April 2003. The National Institute of Design, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and Centre for Kachchh Heritage, Arts, Music and Information Resources (KHAMIR) have collaborated to bring this exhibition to India. Click here for more...
   
   
6. Connections – An exhibition on ICTs for Development
   The lessons drawn from the nearly 200 pilot initiatives of ICTs for development in India are encouraging and show that these technologies can indeed work as effective tools for rural communities. Connections highlighted the use of ICTs in communicating and enabling the processes of sustainable development. Focusing on the Indian experience with ICTs, it showcased selected case studies where these technologies are working as effective tools in the areas of agriculture and livestock, livelihoods, education and learning, health, governance and community media. The components of the exhibition included working demonstrations by agencies implementing these tools in the development sector.