Sunday, 06 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) marked the World Environment Day through virtual mode with about 100 officials from MoEF&CC and its regional offices, ICFRE and its Institutes, various State Forest Departments and others attending the event.
The council’s director general AS Rawat said that the contribution of ecosystem services account for half of global GDP. He expressed concern over the increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters as a result of environmental changes and the huge cost involved in managing such disasters. He suggested that such adverse events can be curtailed through concerted efforts by individuals, organisations and governments at national and international levels. He also stressed upon the importance of pollinators in productivity of agricultural, horticultural and forestry species in the context of environmental changes.
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) also marked the occasion with a webinar on restoring ecosystem. Speaking on the occasion, Rawat said that amidst the pandemic, the institute is maintaining its link with different stakeholders online. He congratulated all the competitors including students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) and Kendriya Vidyalas (KVs) under the programme PRAKRATI; a scientist – student interactive programme and students of different universities and colleges.
