Eastern Ghats Symposium 2022
Conserving biodiversity of the Eastern Ghats: Challenges and the way forward
Dates: 30th April and 1st May 2022
www.tirupatibiodiversity.org/events/eastern-ghats-symposium
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous chain of mountains along the east coast of India covering an area of 75000 sq.km. Despite the fact that the Eastern Ghats are home to several endemic flora and fauna, like the Red Sanders tree and the Golden Gecko, habitats are rapidly being degraded or lost entirely. With increasing development in the region, there is a need for urgent scientific research and conservation action.
This symposium will bring together researchers, managers, and policy-makers who have worked in the landscape in the last two decades or more, in an attempt to consolidate existing knowledge, promote dialogue and collaborations.
Organising Team | |
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National Biodiversity AuthorityDr. V.B. Mathur, Chairman Dr. Justin Mohan, Secretary Dr. KP Raghuraman, Technical Officer |
IISER TirupatiDr. K.N. Ganesh, Director Dr. Ramesh Sonti, Chair, Biology Dr. Nandini Rajamani, Assistant Professor Mr. Raja Sekhar Bandi, Citizen Science Coordinator Mr. Aravind PS, Researcher Mr. Senan D’Souza, Researcher Ms. Swati Udayraj, PhD Student Dr. Brawin Kumar, Postdoctoral Scholar Mr. Rakesh Muni, PhD Student Ms. Archita Sharma, PhD Student Ms. Harsha Jagadeesh, Master’s Student Ms.Anupama Devi, PhD Student Ms.Keerthi .O, Master’s Student |
Schedule
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Day 1: 30th April 2022, Saturday |
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10:00 am |
Keynote Session- Dr. V.B. Mathur |
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10:30 am |
Plenary Talks 1 and 2- Dr.T. Pullaiah, Dr.Jayashree Vencatesan |
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11:30 am |
Tea break |
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11:45 am |
Public Talks on Red Sanders |
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1:15 pm |
Lunch |
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2:15 pm |
Research Talk |
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2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion on Conservation issues |
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3:15 pm |
Plenary Talk 3-Dr. N. Parthasarathy |
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3:45 pm |
Tea Break |
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4:00 pm |
Focus group discussion on future directions with Forest Departments, SBBs, Scientific Institutions and Academia (Closed Session) |
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5:30 pm |
End of Day 1 |
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7: 30 pm |
Dinner |
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Day 2: 1st May 2022, Sunday |
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9:30 am |
Plenary Talk 4- Dr. Anupama Krishnamurthy |
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10:00 am |
Research talks |
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11:30 am |
Tea break |
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11:45 am |
Research talks (continued) |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00 pm |
End of Day 2 |
All sessions (except closed sessions) will also be streamed live on
the IISER Tirupati Youtube channel.
For more information please visit www.tirupatibiodiversity.org/events/eastern-ghats-symposium
COVID-19 guidelines: In-person attendees are kindly requested to adhere to COVID protocols. Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing.