Sustainable Development (CSD) has entered into a pact with the Salim
Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), an
organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, to offer
programmes in the area of Environmental Impact Assessment and
Ornithology.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by U.S. Tolia,
Registrar, Administration, and Dr. P.A. Azeez of SACON, in the
presence of Pro-Vice Chancellors Prof. Latha Pillai and Prof. P.R.
Ramanujam.
The Chair offers a six-month PG Certificate in Environmental
Management System Programme and a year-long PG Diploma in
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Programme for students
in online mode.
The Programmes are expected to be launched in April 2012.
"With fast changing needs, we must have people for Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA). We are in a situation where we look at
development at the cost of nature. Through the Chair of Sustainability
Development we are sensitizing people towards issues which matter for
the ecological balance of the country. Besides launching these online
diploma programmes we can also look forward for activities like
inviting students for bird watching," said Prof. Latha Pillai.
She also cited examples of programmes under the university aiming at
bringing environmental sustainability.
Dr. Azeez briefed about SACON and its involvement in research,
extension and outreach programmes. He drew attention to the
unorganized development in the country leading to unsustainability in
natural resources exploitation and the role of EIA as a tool for
sustainable development in India.
He also emphasized the issue of lack of skilled personnel for
undertaking EIA and the requirement for offering such programmes.
The Programmes are being planned at a time when there is a major boost
in industrial growth in the country due to economic liberalization and
globalization, which is essentially following an unsustainable path by
degrading environmental quality and depleting natural resources
including the non-renewable resources which are finite in supply.
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