CEC News

CEC member Samik Gupta focused his 24th wildlife film on the Russell's viper. Though it is blamed for a third of snakebite cases in India each year, the viper helps to protect more than 1 metric tonnes of crops annually by eating rats in the fields.

More than 800 students in grades 5-8 took part in a unique national contest to photograph our changing world. The contest was organized by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. From CEC Specialty Group Leader Nancy Colleton of IGES.

The June issue of Wildlife Times includes stories such as "Assam Rhino Horn: Controversy Burning Bright" and "Nepal-China sign MoU on Wildlife Conservation". From the publication's editor, Mangal Man Shakya, CEC National Activator in Nepal.

This report on educational activities marking World Environment Day comes from CEC member Patrick Shawa of the IUCN member organization Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia.

This three-day training course in October is run by CEC member Diana Pound. The course helps participants to develop good practice skills in stakeholder participation with a focus on the better management of the natural environment.

<o:p>Eight decades ago, in July 1930, a library affiliated with the USSR Agricultural Academy was set up to support research and practical activities. This year the library celebrates 80 years of experience in education and communication. From Dr. Nina G. Dobrynina, CEC member.</o:p>

Community-based conservation efforts were carried out in the Aravali Hills of Rajasthan to conservation of IUCN` red-listed plant ‘Commiphora wightii’. A series of education awareness programs under the theme ‘Save Guggul Movement’ were run to aware local rural and tribal people about the importance and conservation of this high valued medicinal plant species. From CEC member Vineet Soni.

Les chauves souris sont très mal aimées de par le monde , et en Algérie c’est la même chose , alors ce mammifère volant , et qui pourtant nous rend d’énormes services en nous débarrassant d’insectes nuisibles et surtout des moustiques , pour mieux les préserver nous avons commencé un travail d’information pour la connaissance de cet animal fragile. Par Membre de la CEC Mourad Ahmim.

In many project documents and programme concept notes you see mention of building on 'best practice'. But how exactly do you go about collecting this, and in what form can you use it? Gillian Martin Mehers, CEC Specialty Group Leader, takes a 'how to' approach to documenting best practice.