Indo-Australia
Training and Capacity Building Project
The
IATCB Project, instituted under AUS-AID of the Govt. of Australia,
is intended to assist India in developing adequate capacity
for monitoring and management of her coral reefs. Under this
project, two Indian scientists were trained for 3 months in
coral taxonomy at Museum of Tropical Queensland. Subsequently,
a team of 5 senior officers from the Govt. of India visited
for two weeks different agencies concerned with coral reef
and coastal resource management in Australia.
As
a follow-up, the following programs are scheduled:
1>
Training of mid-level Indian environmental managers in Australia
(April-May 2002)
2> Training in biophysical surveys and fish census in Lakshadweep
(May 2002)
3> Training in field identification of corals (Sep-Oct
2002).
National
Mangrove and Coral Reef Committee
This
committee, constituted by the Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Government of India, identifies priority areas for
reef research and recommends deserving R & D projects
for financial and material support.
For further details, visit:
http://envfor.nic.in/icrmn/icrmn.html
