STH activity on 15th and 21April2023

 

Whereas the meeting on 15Apr2023 (Alpine University, Namchi, Sikkim) is a virtual one, the second meeting with Darjeeling Himalaya Initiative on 21Apri2023 will be held in person in Darjeeling.

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya
savethehills@gmail.com
9475033744

STH activities in August 2022 (contd); participating in 2 training/awareness programs (18Aug & 30Aug2022) in KALIMPONG

 

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

STH activities: A joint NIDM/STH program at Kalimpong on 'Institutionalizing Community Based Disaster Risk Management' between 22Nov-26Nov2021

 

Praful Rao,
SaveTheHills
Kalimpong district
Darjeeling Sikkim Himalaya

STH activities : Motivating the community in disaster response : CYCLONE 'FANI' (03May2019)

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong district,
Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalaya

STH activities : With students of Colby College (USA) -25Jan2018

Refer this post on the STH blog
Raising awareness about the environmental issues facing the Himalayas and also the severe landslide hazard problem of the Darjeeling-Sikkim region is one of the main roles of STH.
As such it was wonderful to talk to 19 students of Colby College (USA) once again in 2018. We hope that this will be an annual event for both STH and Colby.

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district,
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

STH activity and all about bees (CNN)

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From CNN (20Mar2017)

'Pollinators, a diverse group that includes insects and animals such as birds and bats, are under threat because of widespread pesticide use, climate change, the emergence of foreign pests, diseases and habitat loss. Between April 2015 and April 2016, beekeepers in the United States lost 44 percent of their colonies and in the UK, beekeepers reported losses of almost 17 percent, according to the British Beekeepers Association'.
Read full story here

Note :- The quote on 'Bees' on the image above is attributed to Einstein, but many believe that there is no substantive evidence that he did make this statement.

Praful Rao
Kalimpong,
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

STH activities (28Mar2014) : Talk on ' Major Environmental Challenges in the Himalayas' in NSS Orientation program at Kalimpong

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling

30Nov2013 - 02Dec2013 : FOSEP : Workshop on " Climate Change and Mountain Areas - Awareness, Adaptation and Sustainability"

STH attended a three day workshop organised by FOSEP ( Federation of Societies for Enviromental Protection) from 30Nov2013 - 02Dec2013 on "Climate Change and Mountain Areas" . The workshop focused primarily on issues plaguing the Sub Himalayan region with the most prominent figure amongst the speakers being Dr.PG Dhar Chakrabarti Executive Director National Institute of Disaster Management (Retd.) and Ex secretary of the NDMA ( National Disaster Management Authority) who gave a presentation on DRR ( Disaster Risk Redection) and CCA ( Climate Change Adaptation ). The Other topics covered were:

• Problems and potentials of medicinal plants and agriculture in the Darjeeling Sikkim Himalaya - Dr.G.S Yonzone
• Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture in the Darjeeling SikkimHimalaya - Shri M.L Acharya
• Climate change and its impact on the tea estates of Darjeeling District - Dr. Abdul Hannan (Asst. Professor Sikkim university)
• Nature's retaliation - Dr. P.K Chhetri (Ex Joint Secretary West Bengal)
• Medicinal plants, enviroment, economic development and policies - Himalayan context -Dr. H.K Badola ( Sr. Scientist - Govind Ballabh Pant Institute Of Himalayan Enviroment and Development.)
• Rhododendron of the Eastern Himalayas - Dr K.K Singh ( Scientist - Govind Ballabh Pant Institute Of Himalayan Enviroment and Development.)
• Livelihood and Climate change - Dr Uttam Lal (Asst. Professor Sikkim university)   

We'd like to to thank FOSEP for inviting us to be a part of this very informative event.

Rohan Rao, 

Kalimpong,

Dist-Darjeeling,

Email - rohan.rao1313@gmail.com                                                                                                                                                                                                            

STH activities in Kurseong (Darjeeling district) : 20May2013

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Praful Rao,
Kalimpong