National Biodiversity Congress 2017 to be held in Kerala

: National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017, one of the significant biodiversity mega events of the country, will be held here from February 22.
Hosted by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board, the present edition of the biennial event comprises an array of programmes including conference, exhibition, capacity building workshops and Children's Biodiversity Congress.
As part of the programme, a National Biodiversity Conference, governed by a national advisory committee comprising biodiversity conservation experts, would be held here on 23rd and 24th February, a release said here today.
The Conference aims to identify practical evidence based case studies at regional level to support the plan of action and has the focal theme "Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development" with four sub-themes.

A galaxy of renowned national experts in the field of biodiversity conservation has been invited to deliver keynote address and plenary lectures on a variety of key issues related with biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilisation and benefit sharing, it said.
Members of academic and research institutions, civil society, biodiversity management committees, NGO's, farmers, students, corporates and so on are expected to participate in the event, the release added.