Fifth phase of Worldwide Save Loktak Lake Campaign 2010-20 at Pune, Maharashtra
Orgd by: NECEER along with Modern College, Pune & Manipur Students' Assn Pune
on 5th October 2013
As part of the fifth phase of the Worldwide Save Loktak Lake Campaign 2010-20, NECEER, Imphal in association with Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune and Manipur Students' Association Pune is organizing the campaign at Modern College on 5th October 2013. A film on Loktak Lake will be screened during the event. Worldwide Save Loktak Lake campaign is a decade (2010-20) long awareness programme initiated by NECEER, Imphal for the conservation of Loktak Lake.
More than 1000 volunteers and 32 city Coordinators are involved in organizing this campaign. The campaign is to create awareness about the conservation of Loktak Lake, the largest fresh water lake in Northeast India. The lake was recognised as Ramsar site in 1990. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world is situated at the south west part of the lake. It is home to the endangered Manipur brow antlered deer 'Sangai' - Recervus eldi eldi and many endangered species. The lake is an Important Bird Area identified by BNHS, Mumbai and Birdlife International.
Involvement of youth and mobilization of public for the conservation of Loktak Lake is the main objective of the campaign. The campaign is supported by more than 30 international and national organizations and had already organized in many cities across the country and will soon launch campaign in United Kingdom.
Save Loktak Campaign by NECEER
NECEER's Vision: Conservation of biodiversity for better future
Official website: www.neceer.org.in
This info was sent by NECEER Imphal
The organization can be contacted at info (dot) neceer (at) gmail (dot) com
This Announcement was posted on Oct 4, 2013.
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