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Organisers
The Seminar is being organised by the National Institute of Ecology, India's premier nongovernmental organization (professional association) in the fields of Ecology and Environmental Science. It is well known for having organised the INTECOL's First International Wetlands Conference in New Delhi in 1980. Donations made to the NIE are eligible for tax deductions. The NIE is also eligible to receive overseas contributions and grants. The NIE has its members drawn from all disciplines (including Engineering and Social Sciences) and from every part of India, besides from a few other countries. The NIE organizes national and international workshops, symposia and conferences, conducts training, undertakes research projects, and publishes the International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences and the Bulletin of the NIE. The NIE works closely with the concerned government departments/Ministries as well as the NGOs. It maintains its main office in Delhi, and has five regional offices. It has recently initiated two Centres: a Centre for Application and Research in Ecotechnology and Ecological Engineering, and a Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia. Since 2008, the NIE awards an annual Prof. R. Misra Birth Centenary Lecture to an eminent ecologist/environmental scientist. For details and membership information, visit our website: http://www.nieindia.org/
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The Seminar is organised jointly with the Worldwide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), New Delhi, a well known conservation organisation working in many fields.
For information on WWF-India, visit their website at