Second Indian Biodiversity Congress 2012

The Second Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC 2012) is being organised at Bengaluru on December 9-12, with the focal theme “Biodiversity of the Western Ghats- Challenges and Strategies for Conservation and Sustainable Management”. Now the Western Ghats has been declared as a Natural World Heritage by UNESCO, as areas representing pre-eminent spots of biodiversity that must be identified, protected and conserved by a global community. IBC will discuss the biodiversity heritage and the challenges and strategies to conserve this area as a natural heritage.

The first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC 2010) was organised under the initiative of Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA), with support from Navdanya (New Delhi), University of Kerala and Kerala State Biodiversity Board. The first IBC was attended by about 750 delegates from the 25 states of India and the programme included Indian Biodiversity Expo, Capacity Building Workshops, National Seminar, Civil Society Meet, Student’s Conclave, National Photography Exhibition and Documentary Film Festival on Biodiversity.