DOOMDOOMA: A day-long interaction with media on biodiversity conservation and human wildlife co-existence by NGO Aaranyak was held at the conference hall of Doomdooma College on Monday. The interaction got underway with inaugural speech delivered by Dr Kamaleshwar Kalita, Principal, Doomdooma College. After Zakir Islam Bora, Assistant Manager, Elephant Research, Aaranyak gave a brief review of the NGO Aaranyak with Powerpoint presentation, Rubul Tanti, wildlife biologist, focused on human-elephant conflict scenario in Assam. By pointing out that the word ‘conflict’ implied a negative attitude of our minds, he exhorted the media persons from neighbouring Doomdooma, Saikhowa, Sadiya and Kakapather Press Clubs to give attention to the implication of the word ‘co-existence’ which we hear newly nowadays.
Thereafter Jayanta Pathak, conservationists of Aaranyak, speaking on the role of media on biodiversity conservation, wildlife conservation and environmental conservation said that human health had an inseparable relationship with animal health and the environment. By drawing attention on some finer aspects of news story writing, he urged the mediapersons to focus on the biodiversity issues and successful conservation initiatives so as to raise it to the level of ‘International news to draw the attention of global conservation goals and felicitate sustainable livelihood of the community.’
The last speaker Bijoy Sankar Bora, executive/life member of Aaranyak dealt with the subject ‘how media dealt with biodiversity in present context’. He, too, through PP presentation elaborated the ‘digital advantage’ and explained the concept of ‘One health’, ‘One planet’. Pointing out to central acts on wetlands protection and wildlife conservation, he said that wildlife and environment had no geographical boundaries and narrated how water crisis in Pretoria had its impact in the city of Guwahati. The interaction session was anchored by Assistant Professor, Journalist Manoj Dutta and was moderated by Principal Dr Kamaleshwar Kalita.
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