IMPORTANT NEWS ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE

GLOBAL

People for ClimateBolivia’s attempt to win fresh support for the Kyoto Protocol is a step ahead in the efforts of the developing world to advance climate negotiations. Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, and China have, as the BASIC countries, called for a legally binding, long-term cooperative agreement under the UNFCCC

FROM THE STATE DIRECTOR’S DESKAfter the summer vacations, schools have reopened. WWF lives out its mission of nature conservation and environment protection through environment education and awareness programmes targeting mainly the students and youth on the motto of ‘catch them young’. Over the past many years, WWF has been able to establish its work in the country and the State through projects and various activities under the environment education banner. In Kerala, we already have around 130 Nature Clubs spread out across schools, colleges and youth clubs. We have been able to establish a very good network with government departments, R&D institutions, corporates, other like minded NGOs and individuals. In Kerala itself, we are proud to say that we have been able to accomplish much. We have only a very small in-house manpower and this would not have been possible without the cooperation of many individuals and institutions that have come forward to support WWF in our work in various capacities as volunteers, subscribers, donors etc. We take this opportunity to thank each one of them for their contributions, be it small or big. Your contribution has definitely made a big difference and has helped us to live out our mission to its maximum possible extent. For the new academic year we have charted out various activities and programmes with a slightly new strategy. First of all, we would like to take more of the programmes out of Thiruvananthapuram to other districts. In this

regard, we would request all District Co-ordinators to be more proactive and help us in this regard by identifying genuine conservation needs, possible interventions, relevant environment education and awareness programmes and also identify possible local funding agencies. Secondly, this academic year we desire to start off with more Friday Forums in other districts. Friday Forum is one of the most successful and appreciated programme regularly being organized in Thiruvananthapuram. Last year we could initiate the same for Thrissur. And this year we would like to start in Kozhikode and maybe one more district. Thirdly, we would like to delegate more of the district level activities to the local team under the leadership of the District Co-ordinators. With a very small in-house team in the office we realize that it will not be possible for us to reach everywhere. But we would provide possible support in the form of resource materials, presentations etc. We would also like to associate more with the local level agencies like District Tourism Promotion Councils, Regional Offices of the State Pollution Control Board etc. With this new strategy and approach, we hope to implement relevant programmes and projects, reach out to more individuals and institutions, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness and that too, on a totally participatory approach.

Renjan Mathew VargheseState Director

May - June 2010

Newsletter of WWF - India, Kerala State Office

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and the Kyoto Protocol. The World People’s Conference on Climate Change recently hosted by President Evo Morales in Cochabamba, Bolivia, has demanded that the affluent nations bear responsibility for the accumulation of greenhouse gases and prepare massively to compensate those who are most at risk from climate-linked environmental destruction. It asserts the deep sense of injustice nursed by the nations of the global South and wants a Climate Tribunal to be constituted on the lines of the International Court of Justice. Bolivia follows a policy of enabling the earth to regenerate its bio-capacity but finds it difficult to abandon the gains oil and gas bring. Another

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continues, it may spell the doom for agriculture - 80 per cent of which depends upon this humble pollinator - not to mention the environment, scientists have warned. Amid theories about the possible reasons for the ‘bee colony collapse disorder’ (including pesticides, disease, climate change and genetically modified crops), comes a new study that points to another culprit: the ubiquitous cell phone. Electromagnetic frequency emitted by cell phones reduce bees’ colony size and the number of eggs laid by the queen bee and changes their behavior, says a research paper published in the latest issue of Current Science. The magnetite (a natural magnet) in their bodies that helps bees navigate is sensitive to “electro-smog” that cell phones emit into the atmosphere, the publication says. From the experiment in the colony exposed to cell phone radiation, the brood-size was just 760.19 cm2, compared with 1975. 44 cm2 in the colony free of radiation. The queen bee exposed to radiation produced far fewer eggs a day (145) than its undisturbed counterpart (376).And while there was no immediate exodus of bees as a result of cell phone interference, the number of pollen foragers (worker bees with pollen loads) returning to the hive declined. Consequently, the ‘pollen stores’ (the portion of the comb containing cells filled with stored pollen) decreased in size and there was a dip in the number of cells containing ripe and unripe nectar. “At the end of the experiment, there were neither honey, nor pollen, nor brood and bees in the colony, resulting in the complete loss of the colony,” the publication says. Not too long ago, cell phone radiation was attributed to the inexplicable disappearance of another diminutive creature from Indian cities, the House Sparrow. (The Hindu, 28 May, 2010).

Routs of snails are invading parts of the city, sending residents into a tizzy, amid fears that they would pose health hazard. The slimy shelled creatures are classified as the giant African land snail, one of the worst invasive species in the world. “The alternating hot and cold temperature over the last few weeks could have created conditions conducive for fast multiplication of the creature,” says S.Devanesan, Professor at the Entomology Division, College of Agriculture, Vellayani. The notorious pest scientifically known as Achatina fulica is known to attack more than 500 plant species. The creatures inhabit the moist habitat, especially contoured bunds in rubber plantations.

STATE

Snail invasion sends Thiruvananthapuram residents into a tizzy

conundrum presents itself in the form of lithium, a ‘green energy’ source of which Bolivia has the majority reserves. The Cochabamba Conference also highlighted the conflict faced by indigenous people between their traditional rights and the U.N. scheme of carbon credits for forest preservation, called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). Forests are a big part of the solution, but the UNFCCC must convince these communities that their interests will be protected.

NATIONAL

Plants lose their cool as carbon dioxide risesPrimary driver of climate change - carbon dioxide, known for its “heat trapping” property, has another deadly impact – it also lowers the cooling effect that the plants produce through transpiration, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science, the Carnegie Institution for Science and NASA Ames Research Center, California, have found. During photosynthesis, plants cool the environment by releasing water through the stomata on the surface of leaves. However, when CO2 is increased, stomata open up less, in a phenomenon called “ CO2 physiological forcing”, says Prof. Govindasamy Bala of the Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. In India, these physiological changes could account for 10 per cent of the warming. Scientists also found greater runoff from land in most areas with increased CO2 as more water from precipitation bypasses the plant cooling system and flows directly into rivers and streams. (The Hindu, 14 May, 2010)

‘India needs a network of biosphere reserves’The country needs a network of biosphere reserves for conserving biodiversity and promoting value-added bio-resources according to Natarajan Ishwaran UNESCO Director of Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences. The Nilgiri, Nanda Devi, Sunderbans, Gulf of Mannar, Pachmarhi, Nokrek and Simlipal reserves have been included in a world network of biosphere reserves. Biosphere reserves are sites recognized under the MAB programme, which innovate and demonstrate approaches to conservation and sustainable development. In a biosphere reserve, a holistic approach is adopted for the conservation of the core, buffer and transition areas to ensure sustainable development. (The Hindu, 26 June, 2010)

Honey, we shurnk the bees!Earlier this month, alarm bells sounded in the United States at a phenomenon considered as dire as climate change: the disappearing honeybee. If the trend

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The Common Myna is a member of the starling family. It is a bird species native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the Myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments. The Common Myna is readily identified by the brown body, black hooded head and the bare yellow patch behind the eye. The beak and legs are bright yellow. There is a white patch on the outer primaries and the wing lining on the underside is white. Common Mynas are popular as cage birds for their singing and “speaking” abilities. It feeds on insects and fruits and discarded waste from human habitation. It forages on the ground among grass for insects, and especially for grasshoppers, from which it gets the generic name Acridotheres meaning “grasshopper hunter”. It however feeds on a wide range of insects, mostly picked from the ground. It walks on the ground with occasional hops. The Common Myna is a hollow-nesting species; that is, it nests and breeds in protected hollows found either naturally in trees or artificially on buildings.

SPECIES OF THIS ISSUE

The Common Myna or Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Sprinkling common salt, lime or copper sulphate will kill the creatures. The best way is to use gunny bags and papaya leaves as bait to collect and destroy them, says Dr. Nandakumar, Entomologist at the College of Agriculture. The salt enters the snail’s body through the semi permeable skin, dehydrating it to death. (The Hindu, 28 June, 2010)

Litterbugs face stiff penaltyThe bylaws adopted by the City Corporation Council for the second phase of the Capital City Clean City programme prescribe hefty fines for shoddy handling and disposal of urban solid waste. The fines prescribed for various offences under the bylaws range from Rs.100 for failure to segregate waste at source to Rs.10,000 for careless disposal of leather waste. Repeated offence on manufacture, sale and collection of banned plastic could go up to Rs.25,000. Dumping waste or construction debris at public places will invite a fine of Rs.2,000. The prescribed fine for failure to remove a fallen tree from a public place within 12 hours is Rs.1,000, while that for rearing pets or animals in a manner causing danger or disturbance to others is Rs.500. A fine of Rs.5,000 will be levied on those found mixing bio-medical waste with other garbage with a Rs.3,000 daily fine for repeated offence. The fine for careless burning of waste is Rs.1,000. Failure to pay the prescribed fee for garbage collection will invite a fine of Rs.250 while a repeated offence will cost the household Rs.500. The bylaws have been framed with the objective of preventing waste accumulation at public places, ensuring segregation of waste at source and decentralizing the solid waste management system with the participation of elected representatives, officials, social workers and voluntary agencies and the general public. The bylaws require individuals and the general public to segregate waste at source and deposit them at designated places for collection. (The Hindu, 6 May, 2010).

CHILDREN’S CORNER

Find out the Rivers of Kerala from the jumbled words.

1. YRIEPAR 2. KAUHADLYC3. BANIAK 4. RAICYLHA5. RATHUHABAHPAZ 6. LMANAIAM7. CILAHOCNE 8. LINAKDAUD9. AKLAYIL 10. NACEMHLEI

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ACTIVITIES OF WWF-INDIA KERALA STATE OFFICE

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), the global initiative launched in 2006, devoted to celebrating migratory birds and for promoting their conservation was commemorated at Thiruvananthapuram by WWF-India, Kerala State Office and Warblers & Waders with awareness programme and bird watching trip. The programme was very unique in the sense that this was the first time that the World Migratory Bird Day was being observed in the State. The awareness programme was held on 8th May 2010 at Lenin Balavady, Vazhuthacaud. It was attended by around fifty bird enthusiasts including students. Sri. C.Susanth, Founder & Coordinator of Warblers & Waders introduced the migratory birds in our region through a presentation using his amazing collection of photos from the field and it turned out to be a really exciting experience for the participants. Sri. C.Harikumar of WWF-India listed out the major sites where migratory birds anchor for food and nesting. Sri. A.K.Sivakumar, Education Officer of WWF-India shared the issues and concerns in connection with migratory bird population of the State.

On the 9th, a team of 21 bird enthusiasts visited Koonthakkulam Bird Sanctuary located in the remote village of Thirunelvei district of Tamilnadu. They witnessed the harmony established between the birds and humans to sustain mutual coexistence. It was a really new experience for the participants and they thoroughly enjoyed it. The trip provided a great opportunity for the participants to see a lot of birds which are quiet uncommon to Kerala and moreover was a great learning process.

volunteers, intern students and implementation staff. On the morning of May 15th, the two days events were inaugurated by Smt. Zia Sakkeer, Panchayat President, Kumily Grama Panchayat with the launch of the Signature Campaign in support of Tiger Conservation amidst the volunteers of the campaign and general tourists visiting the reserve from various parts of the country and the world. Sri A.K. Sivakumar, Sri. Renjan Mathew Varghese and Sri. Joseph Karoor also spoke on the occasion. About 5000 signatures were collected in support of the cause. The signatories were provided with a bookmark as a gesture of appreciation of their effort. A brochure was prepared on Tiger Facts and given mainly to the children and youngsters. The brochure also contained a part which could be torn off and returned to the organizers. One side of this contained five simple questions with regard to the big cat and the other side was to fill up their contact details. Anyone who could answer atleast three correct out of the five were given a prize.

Save Our Tigers Campaign

“Save Our Tigers” campaign was held at Periyar Tiger Reserve with a Volunteer Engagement and Tourist Sensitization Programme on May 15th and 16th. There were 15 members for the two days events including

To attract the tourists to the campaign and to send the messages home, few stickers were also made ready containing pictures of the tiger and captions on tiger conservation. A vehicle sticker was also prepared to be put on all the vehicles coming to Periyar Tiger Reserve. A poster was also available to be distributed

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show in connection with environmental conservation. Mr. A.K.Sivakumar, C.Harikumar, volunteer of WWF-India and Sri.Abraham Thomas of Peet Memorial Training College led the entire team and programmes. Thiruvananthapuram Mr.A.K.Sivakumar, Education Officer participated in the Environment Day programme at Mar Gregarious English Medium School, Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram along with Dr.T.R.Manoharan, Head, Forest Programme, WWF-India, New Delhi. Dr. Manoharan spoke to the students about the observation of Environment Day not only on 5th of June but on all other days also by adopting a green lifestyle. A set of posters on Biodiversity of Kerala and a poster on WED 2010 also were gifted to the school. Both Dr.Manoharan and Sivakumar planted mango trees in the school premises as part of the day’s observation.Thrissur The WED 2010 programmes were inaugu-rated at Assumption HSS Varandarapilly by Sri. Raveendranath, MLA of Kodakara. Sri. Jain J. Therattil of St.Alosious College, Thrissur led the multi media presentation on the topic - Biodiversity of Kerala, followed by an activity session with on the spot mini drama on tiger conservation that was performed by the student participants. A signature campaign on tiger conservation also was done at the venue. Quiz programme and wildlife photo exhibition also were conducted.Kochi Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director was the Chief Guest and Speaker at the World Environment Day programme organised on June 5th (forenoon) by Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi and was the Keynote Speaker for the World Environment Day programme organised on June 5th (afternoon) by Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi.

Condolence on the demise of Sri. Umesh Babu

WWF-India would like to place on record our heartfelt condolence on the unexpected demise of Sri. Umesh Babu, Viswadarsanam, Pathanamthitta. He was a friend, well wisher and supporter of WWF-India programmes and activities. We take this opportunity to remember with gratitude the support that he and his family have given to WWF-India in implementing various programmes as part of the National Green Corps. Our prayers are with the family as they go through this tough time of loss of a loved one.

Name boards for trees of Museum & Zoo complexAs part of the project on the improvement of interpretation in the Thiruvananthapuram Museum and Zoo Complex, identification of all the trees in the

to genuinely interested people who actively took part in the campaign. As part of the campaign, a poster on ‘Do’s and Don’t’s during boating’ was prepared and the volunteers put up these poster in almost all the boats. A documentary titled ‘India - Kingdom of the Tiger’ was screened at the public venue in the Panchayat Bus Stand to engage with the general public in the surrounding area of Kumily.On the second day, as decided earlier itself, a cleanup campaign was carried out from the Boat Landing to the Check Post, almost a distance of 4kms. The team collected about 10 bags of litter mainly containing mineral water bottles, cigarette and pan covers, snacks covers, liquor bottles etc.

World Environment Day Programmes World Environment Day 2010 was observed by WWF-India, Kerala State Office at Mavelikara, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur.

Mavelikara Apart from the usual seminars and workshops, WWF-India, Kerala State Office observed World Environment Day 2010 in a different manner so as to get maximum outreach and result. On 3rd June 2010, Mr. A.K.Sivakumar, Education Officer from WWF-India, Kerala State Office did a presentation on WED 2010 and its theme at Peet Memorial Training College, Mavelikara for 110 Teacher Trainees of the college. In the afternoon, 15 trainees were selected on the basis of their effective communication skill for the school level campaign on the next day. As June 5th being Saturday was holiday for schools, the campaign was organized on 4th June (Friday). They were trained to present a multimedia presentation on Biodiversity of Kerala, both on content as well as presentation tips. They were grouped into five teams and each team of three trainees visited and did the presentation at three schools each. In the evening, another team of the college presented a 15 minutes long street play at Mavelikara Town on nature conservation followed by a movie

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compound was done and name boards were placed with common, vernacular and scientific name, family, distribution and type. The technical support was offered by Dr. Santhosh, Scientist of TBGRI, Palode. He was assisted by Mr. Rajagopal, Garden Curator.

Year of Biodiversity also made this month’s Friday forum even remarkable. The programme was attended by a total of 132 school students from different schools of Thiruvananthapuram. This time there was a presentation on World Environment Day 2010 highlighting its importance and theme and was done by Ms. Neha Miriam Kurian, intern of WWF-India from NUALS, Ernakulam. A quiz on biodiversity also was conducted during the occasion and was mastered by Mr. Jack Shaji Thomas, intern from School of Planning and Artchitecture, Vijayawada which was very informative and interactive. The resource material kit provided by Zoo Outreach Organization, Coimbatore also were distributed to school students.

Workshop on Forest Certification at Kozhikode

GFTN-India with the support of the European Commission Switch Asia Programme in association with Malabar Chamber of Commerce and OISCA Inter-national South India Chapter organized the two day workshop on Forest Certification on May 27th and 28th, 2010 at the Taj Hotel, Kozhikode. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri M.K. Raghavan, Honourable MP of Kozhikode. The other dignitaries included Dr. Sejal Worah, Programme Director, WWF-India, Shri. T.M. Manoharan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department, Dr. Alan Smith, Forest Stewardship Council-International Centre, Shri. P.V. Gangadharan, President and Shri. C. Mohan, Secretary, Malabar Chamber of Commerce, Kozhikode and Shri. Aravind Babu, Director, OISCA-International South India Chapter. The two day workshop was attended by about 150 national and international delegates.

Internship

WWF-India Kerala State Office had four interns working in the office during the months of May and June.

Ms. Neha Miriam Kurian - She is a 1st year student of BA LLB (Hons), National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi. During her internship period from 12th May to 4th June, 2010, the major tasks completed by Ms. Neha are (a) Coordinate and participate in the two day Volunteer Engagement and Tourist Sensitization event as part of the ‘Save Our Tigers (SOT) Campaign in Periyar Tiger Reserve (b) Prepare resource material for World Environment Day 2010 (c) Communication support for the two day workshop on Forest Certification organised in Kozhikode on 27th and 28th of May, 2010 by Global Forest and Trade Network – India.

Ms. Nichu Willington - She is a 1st year student of BA LLB (Hons), National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi. During her internship period from 13th May to 1st June, 2010, the major tasks completed by Ms. Nichu are (a) Coordinate and participate in the two day Volunteer Engagement and Tourist Sensitization

Friday Forum The Friday forum for the month of June 2010 was special as it was coinciding with the World Environment Day. This year being the International

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EDITORIAL BOARDMr. A.V. George

Mr. Renjan Mathew VargheseMr. A.K. Sivakumar

event as part of the ‘Save Our Tigers (SOT) Campaign in Periyar Tiger Reserve (b) Prepare resource material for International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) – As part of commemorating IDB 2010, Ms. Nichu prepared a multimedia presentation on the theme ‘Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Alleviation’ which was used through the state wide network of WWF for organizing various environment education and awareness programmes (c) Communication support for the two day workshop on Forest Certification organised in Kozhikode on 27th and 28th of May, 2010 by Global Forest and Trade Network – India.

Jack Shaji Thomas - He is a student of Planning and Architecture from Hyderabad. During his one month internship period from 1st to 25th June, 2010, the major tasks completed by Jack are (a) Prepare and Master a Quiz for school students on ‘World Environment Day’ & ‘International Year of Biodiversity’ on the theme of ‘Many species, One plant, One future’. (b) Prepare PowerPoint presentation for World Ocean Day on June 8th at school level on the theme ‘Our Oceans’ (c) He has also completed a small project assignment titled ‘An Assessment of the Awareness Level of General Public on the issue of Global Warming, Climate Change and its Disastrous Consequence’.

Santhini Achamma Koshy - She is a second year student of M.A English and Comparative Literature of Pondicherry University. During her one month internship period from 7th June to 30th June, 2010, the major tasks completed by Ms. Santhini are (a) Prepare Quiz for school students on ‘International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction’ on Oct 13th (b) Prepare PowerPoint presentation for World Tourism Day on Sept 27th at school level on the theme ‘Tourism – Blessing or Curse?’ (c) She has also completed a small project assignment titled ‘An Assessment of the Effective Functioning of Pollution under Control (PUC) Stations – case study in Thiruvananthapuram’.

Class at IMGA class on ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ was delivered by the State Director as part of government officers training on environmental subjects organized by Institute of Management in Government on 7th June. The programme was attended by about 40 officers from various government departments.

Class at CET

The State Director was invited by the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram to deliver a talk on ‘Environmental

Impacts’ on 8th June. The session was attended by about 100 engineering students of the department of civil engineering and architecture.

WWF-India National ConferenceWWF-India National Conference 2010 was held from 14th to 16th June at the Secretariat, New Delhi. State Directors, Administrative Heads, Programme Heads under the leadership of the Secretary General & CEO and Programme Director came together for three days to evaluate ongoing projects, programmes and activities and chart out the way ahead. There were very good discussions and deliberations. Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director represented Kerala State Office in the meeting.

Association in other seminars & meetings

Discussion meeting on the draft of ‘Kerala Inland Fishery Bill’ organized by ATREE Regional Centre, Alappuzha on 8th June, 2010

Discussion meeting on the ‘Draft Framework on Wetland Conservation’ organized by the Wetlands Technical Unit of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and the Environment at Thiruvananthapuram on 9th June.

Education Officer delivered a talk on Health and Environment as part of the Free Childrens Clinic at PRS Hospital.

State Director was the Guest Speaker at the valedictory function of the ‘Wheels for Change’ - Bike Rally organised by CSI Church at Gandhi Park, East Fort.

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Endosulphan is an organochlorine compound that is used as an insecticide and acaricide.

The use of endosulphan in any form is banned in Kerala State until it is proved safe with effect from 19/11/2010. The non-compliance with the aforesaid ban is liable to incur punishment of imprisonment for a term up to 6 years and fine.