International Day for Biological Diversity celebrated in Pathsala

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PATHSALA: The Assam State Biodiversity Board (ASBB), in collaboration with National Biodiversity Authority, celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity on Saturday by organizing various online events for generating awareness among stakeholders and local people. This event is celebrated every year on May 22 across the globe. The slogan for this year's celebration is 'We are part of the Solution # For Nature' which is in continuation of last year's theme, 'Our solutions are in nature'.

The slogan highlights that from nature-based solutions to climate, health issues, food and water security, and sustainable livelihood, biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better. It emphasizes hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future, of life, in harmony with nature.

Due to the present pandemic situation, the Assam State Biodiversity Board organized a series of online programmes as part of the awareness campaign to highlight importance of biodiversity, its interconnectedness with the way of our life and how the solutions for our problems lies with nature and how we can be part of the solution for safeguarding nature. Various State-level online competitive events such as painting competition for school children, speech (elocution) competition for school students and photography competition for college and university students were organized.

Along with these competitions, three days 'Webinar Series on Biodiversity' were also organized from May 20 to May 22 where six distinguished experts presented valuable talks on six important aspects of biodiversity. More than 500 participants attended the three-day webinar series.

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