Public Bio-Diversity Register
The best way of making people aware of science is to get them to practice it. An excellent opportunity of taking the practice of science right down to the grass-roots was opened up with the passage of the Biological Diversity Act. This initiative provides for the establishment of Biodiversity Management Committees in all local bodies, whether Panchayats or Municipalities throughout the country. The main function of the BMC is to prepare People’s Biodiversity Register in consultation with local people. The Register is meant to contain comprehensive information on availability and knowledge of local biological resources, their medicinal or any other use or any other traditional knowledge associated with them. As a part of this initiative, VNC had formed 10 BMCs and prepared PBRs of 2 villages of Vijaynagar taluka of Sabarkantha district.

Project Duration:
2014 - 2015
Funding Agency:
Gujarat Forest Department
Objective and Outcome
People Involved
Vidyanagar Nature Club is one of the most versatile grass root NGOs in India, working for the cause of environmental protection. It has been its mission to educate the masses and to spread awareness about the crucial need for environmental protection.
The organization has evolved with changing times, creating novel ways to communicate with society, thereby, shifting the attitude of thousands of people by environmentally sensitizing them.
Address:
101, Radha Darshan, B/H Union Bank of India, V.V. Nagar – 388120
Phone Number:
+91 98981 42170
Email:
[email protected]