Vivek Alva to speak at international conference on environmental and nature management issues

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Alva’s Education Foundation Managing Trustee M. Vivek Alva, along with five other subject experts from India, will participate in the Third International Conference on “Regional-Level Cooperation within BRICS Nations” in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia, from Tuesday to Thursday.

The conference, themed “Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues”, is being organised by the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences in association with the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, a release said.

The Indian delegation includes academics and researchers, namely, T.V. Ramachandra from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, H.R. Shwetha from NIT-K, Surathkal, Nagraj S. Patil from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bharath from Chanakya University and Anand Deshpande, Principal, Angadi Institute of Technology and Management.

Mr. Alva will speak on “From Awareness to Action: Community-Based Environmental Management in the Western Ghats.” His presentation will focus on the role of communities and youth in environmental conservation, with particular reference to the Western Ghats.

Environmental initiatives undertaken by Alva’s Education Foundation, including the creation of natural habitats, namely, Shobhavana and Harish Bhat Pakshivana will also be showcased during his talk. The Pakshivana was recognised under the United Nations Act to Restore for Climate Action initiative in 2021.

Mr. Alva will also highlight the Foundation’s major initiative covering 46 villages, which will be brought together through a conference titled Hasiru Samvada, scheduled to be held during Alva’s Nudisiri–Virasat on January 6 and 7, in association with Paryavarana Samrakshana Team.

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