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Now, school kids to learn about marine conservation

CEE launches Project 1600 where students from coastal areas of state will interact with their counterparts in Queensland, Australia.

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To help sensitise schoolchildren about the need for marine conservation and to develop in them a passion for conservation of coastal ecosystem, the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) on Tuesday launched its Project 1600. Named after the 1,600-sq km-long coastline of the state, the project will bring together students from the coastal areas of the state and the Queensland province of Australia.

Speaking at the function, Kartikeya Sarabhai, director of CEE, said that the project would give students an opportunity to understand how different people handle the same challenges. “Under the project, children from schools in Gujarat and Queensland will interact with and learn from each other through the Internet,” he said.

HS Singh, additional principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF), said that such collaborations would provide for better enhancement of environment education and exposure to students of both the countries. “Little is known about oceans and seas. Even less is known about India’s conservation efforts. Very few people know that the country has some of the best conservation stories in Asia as far as large mammals are concerned,” said Singh.

Stephen Walters, the consul-general in India, department of foreign trade, government of Australia, highlighted the long-standing relation between the two countries. “Queensland and Gujarat have several similarities, including a long coast line and a marine national park among others,” said Walters. He said that such projects were an attempt to build institutional linkages between the two states and would also provide a better understanding of the psyche of each place.

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