Agenda 12th October'18

RURAL FUTURES: SOCIAL - ENVIRONMENTAL - ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE

Programme Agenda Venue The Lily Hotel Guwahati- Assam- India

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Eminent Speakers at Eastern Himalayan NaturenomicsTM Forum 2018

Vandana Shiva

Mark Davies

Kamal Bawa

Lisa Mills

Diana Owen

Anish Andheria

Jianchu Xu

Bittu Sahgal

Rolf Von Bueren

Kelli Rogers

Disha Barooah

Misako Namiki

Anindita Phukan

Cara Tejpal

Sunayana Sarkar

Nawin Tiwary

Komisson Mili

Anindita Roy Saha

Kartik Shukul

Vishal Massey

Koji Tagi

Binod Dulu Borah

Tambor Lyngdoh

Akeina Gonmei

Maksudur Rahman 2

Dietrich Schmidt

Shankar Venkateswaran

Rituraj Phukan

Mike Korchinsky

Nellie Ahmed Tanweer

Belinda Wright

Jitul Kalita

Rohit Choudhury

Biswajit Mohanty

Anirban Ghosh

Rakhee Sharma

K.K Sarma

Surendra Kumar

Prasant Choudhury

Dhruba Saikia

Richard Leitch

Nadeem Qadri

Jatin Bavishi

Prokash Datta

Ketan Patel

Kalpesh Popat

Chitranjan Kaushik Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni

Biswajit De

Yoji Natori

3 Pragyan Kalita

Tsering Wange

SEQUENCING THE FORUM • Sequence I: The Forum sessions will take place in two halls - Hall I and Hall II (details follow in the agenda) • Sequence II: One chair will coordinate the session and will introduce the panellists to the audience • Sequence III: The Speakers in the panel should connect with the respective Chairs prior to the Conference.

Balipara Foundation will take the lead in introducing each of them • Sequence IV: There will be no presentations in the panel discussions • Sequence V: Each Chair person in a session will have five minutes for talk on their topics • Sequence VI: Followed by five minutes of introduction by the chair, the Discussion will take place for 50 minutes.

The last 5 minutes will include a concluding note by the chair. Hence, each panel discussion session is for 60 minutes • Sequence VII: Key Questions for each session will be predecided after consultation with session chairs • Sequence VIII: Request all to strictly adhere to the timings

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DAY 1

9:00-9:25

Registration

HALL I HIGHLIGHTS OF EASTERN HIMALAYAN NATURENOMICSTM FORUM 2017 &

9:30- 10:00

RURAL FUTURES: SOCIAL - ENVIRONMENTAL - ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE

Screening: Highlights from Eastern Himalayan NaturenomicsTM Forum 2017 Ranjit Barthakur, Balipara Foundation

HALL I Vandana Shiva,

10:-00-10:30

WELCOME ADDRESS: ORGANIC RURAL FUTURES : COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION & LIVELIHOODS

Indian Scholar & Inspirational Leader, Navdanya, India

HALL I

10:30-11:00 RELEVANCE OF ALICE IN THE HIMALAYAN WONDERLAND

11:00-11:30

Mark Davies, Oxford, UK

ORGANIC BREAK

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PARALLEL SESSIONS

HALL I

HALL II

RURAL FUTURES: COMMUNITIES SPEAK

RURAL FUTURES: NATURE TOURISM AS CONSERVATION

Objective:

Objective:

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11:30-12:30

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To engage local community members in a dialogue to figure out the best ways to identify problems & find customized solutions

Understanding how tourism can be used to fuel conservation efforts and leveraging our rich natural heritage to generate alternate sources of revenue

Panel Speakers

Panel Speakers Chair: Prabir Banerjea, Balipara Foundation, India

Chair: Gautam Baruah, Balipara Foundation, India • • • • •

Tambor Lyngdoh, Meghalaya, India Akeina Gonmei, Nagaland, India Khem Chetri, Wild Mahseer, India Komisson Mili, Assam, India Binod Dulu Borah, Green Guard Nature Organization, India

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Bittu Sahgal, Sanctuary Asia, India Shankar Venkateswaran, India Kartik Shukul, India Tsering Wange, Arunachal Mountaineering & Adventure Sports Association Nawin Tiwary, Indraprastha College for Women, India

HALL I PRESS CONFERENCE

12:30-13:00

13:00-14:00

In Conversation with Vandana Shiva, Navdanya, India & Diana Owen, Royal Over - Seas League, UK

ORGANIC LUNCH

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PARALLEL TALKS

HALL I EMPOWERING GRASSROOTS CONSERVATIONISTS

14:00-14:10

14:10-14:20

14:20-14:30

RURAL FUTURES: UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

Cara Tejpal, Sanctuary Asia, India

Anindita Roy Saha, Indraprastha College for Women, India

CHANGING PATTERNS OF RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN INDIA

RURAL FUTURES: HUMANCENTRED GEOLOGY

Vishal Massey, Club of Rome, India

Sunayana Sarkar, NMIMS University, India

GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION & LIVELIHOODS

ANALYSIS OF WILDLIFE NEWS COVERAGE IN AN ENGLISH DAILY OF ASSAM

Md. Maksudur Rahman, Bangladesh Environment & Development Society, Bangladesh THE FUTURE OF SHIFTING CULTIVATION

14:30-14:40

HALL II

Dietrich Schmidt - Vogt, University of Freiburg, Germany

CONSERVATION EDUCATION AT JAPANESE ZOOS

Rakhee Sharma, Cotton University, India

EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY – BASED SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Koji Tagi, Japan Environmental Education Forum, Japan

UNDERSTANDING THE DEPENDENCY OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON RESOURCES OF DEEPOR BEEL

14:40- 14:50 Misako Namiki, Teikyo University, Japan

Jitul Kalita, Cotton University, India

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SEUJ DHORONI 14:50- 15:00

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ESSENCE OF NATURE

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Samyodeep Dutta, Assam Sahitya Sabha, India

Kalpesh Popat, Saras Ennovations, India

PARALLEL SESSIONS

HALL II

HALL I

RURAL FUTURES: ASIAN ELEPHANTS & COMMUNITIES

RURAL FUTURES: THE MEANING OF EDUCATION

Objective:

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To Explore best ways to make conservation education through art widespread across schools

To Explore Ideas And Solutions To Conserve Asian Elephants And Integrate Community Development with Asian Elephant Conservation

Panel Speakers

Panel Speakers

Chair: Kelli Rogers, Devex, Thailand

Chair: K.K. Sarma, Assam Agricultural University, India

15:00-16:00

• Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni • Anish Andheria, Wildlife Conservation Trust, India • •

Dhruba Saikia, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

• Belinda Wright, Wildlife Protection Society of India, India • Biswajit Mohanty, Wildlife Society of Orissa, India • Ranjan Barthakur, Green Guard Nature Organization, India • Jayanta Kumar Das, India

16:00-16:30

ORGANIC BREAK

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PARALLEL SESSIONS HALL I

HALL II

RURAL FUTURES: WATER & SANITATION

RURAL FUTURES: LAW & CONSERVATION

Objective:

Objective:

To focus on traditional models of Panel Speakers accessing water in the Eastern Himalayas and leveraging this knowledge to develop efficient systems

To explore reforms required in governance & policy that will have lasting impact on making conservation more participatory

Panel Speakers

Panel Speakers

16:30-17:30

Chair: Rituraj Phukan, Walk for Water, India

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Chair: Anindita Phukan, Altum Law, India

Md. Maksudur Rahman, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society, Bangladesh

• Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, India • Oken Tayeng, Aborcountry Travels & Expeditions, India

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Rohit Choudhury, India

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Nadeem Qadri, Wildlife Conservation Fund, India

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Prasant Choudhury, India

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Surendra Kumar, India

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Kartik Shukul, India

HALL I

17:30:17:40

RURAL FUTURES: NATURE CAPITAL

Anirban Ghosh, Mahindra Group India

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DAY 2

DAY 2 HALL I

09:30 - 09:45

RURAL FUTURES: A ROADMAP TOWARDS LIVELIHOODS THROUGH NATURE CAPITAL

09:45 - 10:00

WESTERN CENTRIC APPROACH AND LOCAL CULTURE / NATURE

10:00 - 11:00

UNDERSTANDING AND ADOPTING PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES: WORKSHOP

11:00 - 11:15

11:15 – 11:35

11:35 – 11:55

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Saurav Malhotra, Balipara Foundation, India

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Rolf von Bueren, Lotus Arts de Vivre, Thailand

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Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, India

ORGANIC BREAK

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING FOR RURAL FUTURES

THE ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN CONSERVATION

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Chitranjan Kaushik, Ecofirst Services Limited, India

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Pragyan Kalita, Ecofirst Services Limited, India

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Nellie Ahmed Tanweer Biswajit De & Students, Marias Public School

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11:55-12:05

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL : CAN SMALL TEA FARMS OF UDALGURI ENVISAGE SMART RURAL FUTURES?

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Jatin Bavishi, APPL Foundation, India

RURAL FUTURES: TRANSFORMATION OF TEA

Panel Speakers 12:05 - 13:05 • • • •

• Chair: Mike Korchinsky, Wildlife Works, U.S.A • Ketan Patel, Jalinga Tea Estate, India Conrad Dennis, APPL, India Disha Barooah, Serenytea , India Lisa Mills, University of Montana, USA

13:05 - 13:20

RURAL FUTURES: MOUNTAIN FUTURES & ETHNOBOTANY

13:20 -13:30

THE GEF-SATOYAMA PROJECT: BRINGING LANDSCAPES AND SEASCAPES WITH PEOPLE TO THE CENTER OF CONSERVATION

13:30-13:50

CLEANOPOLIS

13:50-14:00

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Jianchu Xu, Kunming Institute of Botany, China

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Yoji Natori, Conservation International, Japan Japan

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Richard Leitch, UK

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Prokash Datta, India

LAUNCH OF APPLICATION- ORCHIDS OF EASTERN HIMALAYAS by Naresh Swami

14:00– 14:10

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY BALIPARA FOUNDATION

14:10 onwards

LUNCH

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