Saturday, May 5, 2012

IGNOU Admission Announcement (Online Programme) July, 2012 session “Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity” (APSMBIO)”


Indira Gandhi National Open University
Chair for Sustainable Development


Admission Announcement (Online Programme)
July, 2012 session
Last date for online submission of form: 20th  June , 2012

Admission is open for one month online programme in

“Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity” (APSMBIO)”

The Chair for Sustainable Development is going to offer a new on- line Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity from the July 2012 session. Chair for Sustainable Development, IGNOU was established in 2007 as a University level Chair, cutting across disciplines and schools. The eminent Agricultural Scientist and Father of green revolution in India, Prof. M.S. Swaminathan is The Honorary Chair. The main objective of the Chair is to develop and promote Education for Sustainable Development in India and capacity building in Sustainability Science.

Programme Objectives: The conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the eradication of extreme poverty are two of the main global challenges. It has been recognized by the international community that these two challenges are intimately connected, and require a coordinated response. The sustainable management of biodiversity is one of the most important challenges facing humanity; one that requires the active participation of dedicated professionals who are committed to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. Our generation has the unenviable task of making hard, possibly irrevocable, decisions on sustainable management of biodiversity at local, regional and international levels. In this context, the aim of this Appreciation programme is to provide a critical and conceptually sophisticated understanding of biodiversity science and the socio-economic, political, cultural and institutional environments within which sustainable management of Biodiversity and policy decisions are made. This programme promote awareness and capacity building for sustainable management of biodiversity for mainstreaming biodiversity into the daily lives of individuals, recreating the relationship between people and nature, securing the linkages between forests, rivers, and the sea and taking actions in a global context.

Eligibility : Graduates in any discipline or its equivalent.
Duration : Minimum one month and maximum six Months
Medium of Instruction : English 
Programme Fee :  Rs. 500/-

For further details please contact
Programme Coordinator
(APSMBIO)
Chair for Sustainable Development
Room No. 22, Block 1, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
Phone No.-011-29571121/1104, Email ID- apsmb@ignou.com

Last date for ONLINE submission of application : 20 June, 2012

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