Civil Society Meet
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations, indigenous peoples organisations, social/people’s movements, professional associations and foundations, labour unions, and others, and totally committed individuals who are not part of any ‘system’, are critical actors in the conservation initiatives. Their involvement in discussions and policy making would definitely give proper directions to the future conservation paradigms and policy making.
IBC desires to have partnership with CSOs and individuals committed to biodiversity conservation, as we believe that these partnerships are imperative to the success of the programme. Many CSOs have a proven capacity for broad-based mobilization and creating bottom-up demand that fosters responsive governance. Civil society advocacy can facilitate the participation of those very much concerned with conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity in the design and implementation of development policies and programmes. This can enhance the delivery of basic social and environmental services, which are very much essential for the future biodiversity conservation scenario of the country. Moreover, members of civil society organizations volunteer their time, skills, and expertise to development. In the recent environmental conservation history of the country, the role played by CSOs towards biodiversity conservation has a bright history.
Registration
The CSOs registering to the IBC will attend all the sessions by choosing their own fields of interest and come out with recommendations/suggestions in the CSO meet scheduled on 30 December 2010.
Registration Fee: Rs. 1000/-
The concessional registration fee covers seminar kit and local hospitality for the three days of the Congress. The organisers will also try to give free lodging to the NGOs based on the availability of funds.
Application
Send the request for registration with a note on the activities of your organisation and DD to CISSA, payable at Thiruvananthapuram before 10 December 2010.
Chairman: Dr. V.S. Vijayan, former Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board
General Convenor: Prof. S. Sobheendran
Convenors: Sri M.A. Johnson, Sri P.R.J. Pradeep and Sri. Manu Sanker
