World Environment Day-2021
Amateur Photography Contest
As part of World Environment Day-2021 celebration, WGNF organised an online Amateur Photography Contest in various categories. The contest received overwhelming response from the contestants. The panel of judges declared the winners based on key photography criteria. Winners were awarded with exciting prizes and all the participants received Certificate of Participation.
The winning photos of the contest are in the slideshow. Click here for details.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY -2021
We circulated a questionnaire, which asked the respondent about their opinion on biodiversity, threats to biodiversity in general and specifically, their willingness to take part in conservation of Western Ghats of India. In addition, we tried to collect a slogan from each respondent for the year. WGNF believe that individual participation at local/regional scale will bring changes. Eventually, global deed can be met to the considerable extent.
Among 123 response, 94 people have sent their slogan for the year, which eventually shows their views and prospects towards conservation. Here we found large group of people used the words Nature, Save, Biodiversity, Diversity, Protect, Life, Future, Conserve, trees , That means people are aware how important the biodiversity to have a balanced life on earth.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY -2020
WGNF and COF, Ponnampet jointly celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity- 2020 in its new kind by placing a thought board to ink the views and thoughts of different minds about Biological Diversity. And here is the different thoughts of different minds.!
NATURE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AT KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MADIKERI
Along with the Karnataka Forest Department, we conducted one day nature education campaign at Kendriya Vidyalaya Madikeri On 22nd November 2018. Students were taught about biodiversity, wildlife and their importance in ecosystems. As part of the campaign, students were taken on a small nature excursion in the nature trail at Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary.
CAPABILITY BUILDING PROGRAM
GPS training program to the front line staff of Karnataka Forest Department
WORKSHOP ON USE OF CAMERA TRAP IN WILDLIFE STUDIES
Application and Importance of Camera Trap in studying and monitoring wildlife.
CLEAN UP AND GREEN UP
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, 2018 – ‘BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION’ AND VAN MAHOTASAVA 2018
As a part of both the World Environment Day and Van Mahotsava 2018, WGNF started a programme called “Clean Up and Green Up” at Govt. Tribal Residential School, Mururu, Thithimathi in Kodagu district. Aiming at educating the tribal students in biodiversity conservation, we established a butterfly garden in the school premises. Several species of butterfly host plants and nectar yielding plants were planted in the garden.
AWARENESS PROGRAM ON CONSERVATION OF HOUSE SPARROW 2018
World Sparrow Day was celebrated by conducting awareness program on conservation of House Sparrow. Program was held at three places in Kodagu; College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Govt. Higher primary School Shanthalli, Somvarpet and J. C. School Shrimangala, during 2018. Artificial wooden sparrow nests were distributed to students and few were installed in the college premises followed by sparrow count was done in and around the area.
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
International Day for Biological Diversity, 2017: Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism. Along with Karnataka Forest Department WGNF organized a Photo exhibition of biodiversity of Sacred Forest of Kodagu.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, 2017
"CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE"
Resonating with the above theme, seed balls were prepared and broadcastedin the degraded forest areas. Our NGO was actively involved in this program with our green volunteers who attained the target by broadcasting the seed balls successfully indifferent forest areas of Kodagu district.
AWARENESS PROGRAM ON CONSERVATION OF HOUSE SPARROW 2017
World Sparrow Day was celebrated by conducting awareness programme on conservation of House Sparrow. Programm was held at College of Forestry, Ponnampet during 2017. Artificial wooden sparrow nests were distributed to students and few are initialized in the college premises.