Tiger Trust organized 13th Kailash Sankhala Memorial Lecture in association with WWF India on 4th August, 2009 at WWF-India auditorium. The event was attended by 218 delegates including students, representatives of Government departments, NGOs and media.
Every year, Tiger Trust celebrates the contribution of Lt. Sh. Kailash Sankhala, the first director of Project Tiger in India who expressed his concern on the dwindling tiger population as early as in the year 1969.
The memorial lecture also marks the completion of Tiger Trust’s 20 years. Tiger Trust has been working tirelessly for the protection of tigers and their habitats. The trust has also been involved in various conservation activities, mainly in capacity building programmes for imparting legal/technical training in all the major tiger reserves and is active in various states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Ashok Khosla, eminent environmentalist and winner of the United Nations’ Sasakawa Environment Prize 2002 was the keynote speaker, he spoke on “Ecosystem Services – the Ultimate Source of Wealth”. Dr. Khosla started his talk with the conservation and protection of Tigers and then covered the values of different natural resources and how to use these resources in sustainable manner.
Dr. Ashok Khosla also focused on the need to maintain the balance of the eco-system to sustain life-support systems and believes that if our economic activity destroys the capability of the eco-system, future generations will pay a very heavy cost.
A small presentation was played about the efforts of Lt. Shri Kailash Sankhala. Ms. Anjana Gosain, Honorary Secretary, Tiger Trust said that, “Lt Shri kailash Sankhala has given me the responsibility to continue the efforts of Tiger conservation through Tiger Trust; I am trying my best to do the same”.
Other prominent delegates were Ms. Rina Mitra, Director, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Shri Deependra Singh Shekhawat, Speaker Rajasthan Assembly, Shri S P Yadav, Deputy Director, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Shri Ravi Singh, Secretary General & CEO, WWF-India, Shri R N Mehrotra, Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan Forest Department and Shri Manjit S. Participants at the lecture Ahluwalia, Resource Person, Tiger Trust.
Giving the vote of thanks, Amit Sankhala, Trustee, Tiger Trust said that, “with support from all the forest officials and NGOs we will continue the movement started by Lt. Shri Kailash Sankhala for the conservation of Tigers and their habitat”.
Every year, Tiger Trust celebrates the contribution of Lt. Sh. Kailash Sankhala, the first director of Project Tiger in India who expressed his concern on the dwindling tiger population as early as in the year 1969.
The memorial lecture also marks the completion of Tiger Trust’s 20 years. Tiger Trust has been working tirelessly for the protection of tigers and their habitats. The trust has also been involved in various conservation activities, mainly in capacity building programmes for imparting legal/technical training in all the major tiger reserves and is active in various states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Ashok Khosla, eminent environmentalist and winner of the United Nations’ Sasakawa Environment Prize 2002 was the keynote speaker, he spoke on “Ecosystem Services – the Ultimate Source of Wealth”. Dr. Khosla started his talk with the conservation and protection of Tigers and then covered the values of different natural resources and how to use these resources in sustainable manner.
Dr. Ashok Khosla also focused on the need to maintain the balance of the eco-system to sustain life-support systems and believes that if our economic activity destroys the capability of the eco-system, future generations will pay a very heavy cost.
A small presentation was played about the efforts of Lt. Shri Kailash Sankhala. Ms. Anjana Gosain, Honorary Secretary, Tiger Trust said that, “Lt Shri kailash Sankhala has given me the responsibility to continue the efforts of Tiger conservation through Tiger Trust; I am trying my best to do the same”.
Other prominent delegates were Ms. Rina Mitra, Director, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Shri Deependra Singh Shekhawat, Speaker Rajasthan Assembly, Shri S P Yadav, Deputy Director, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Shri Ravi Singh, Secretary General & CEO, WWF-India, Shri R N Mehrotra, Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan Forest Department and Shri Manjit S. Participants at the lecture Ahluwalia, Resource Person, Tiger Trust.
Giving the vote of thanks, Amit Sankhala, Trustee, Tiger Trust said that, “with support from all the forest officials and NGOs we will continue the movement started by Lt. Shri Kailash Sankhala for the conservation of Tigers and their habitat”.
55 young students from SNS Foundation participated in the event.
The event was supported by SNS Foundation and HSBC bank.
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The event was supported by SNS Foundation and HSBC bank.
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