Environment Conservation Group

Environment Conservation Group (ECG) along with Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Viscom HICAS and CASFOS are glad to announce the second annual Photography contest/ exhibition “ Click your Pic 2012”. The theme for this years photo contest is   “ Treasures of India” .   The printing partner is GLO Digital Press. This exciting and informative event focusing on wildlife photography and conservation will be held from Dec 27 st to Dec 30 2012 at Hindustan College of Arts & Science (HICAS), Avinashi Road, Coimbatore. Photography Workshops and expert talk by eminent photographers and conservationists will be conducted during the event. Drawing and quiz competition for school children will also be held. Now in its second year, these awards recognise the talents of photographers practicing in the India, while at the same time highlighting the great wealth and diversity of Indian natural history. Click Your Pic also aims to encourage discover...

Earth Day is celebrated every year since 1970 to teach about the importance of our environment to the society.  Events are held to create an awareness about the ways and means to save our planet, our valuable natural resourses and ecosystems such as Forest, grass lands, wetlands, deserts etc. On the occasion of Earth Day, Environment Conservation Group in partnership with Sanctuary Asia is organising an environmentally themed documentary   “ Revealed: The Himalayan Meltdown ” for general public at Perks Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Singanallur, Coimbatore   at 10 AM.   This is to spread awareness about our fast changing environment and the disastrous effect it has on our lives. This documentary is co-produced and presented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) examines how communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal seek to adapt to their shrinking mountain habitat which contains 40 percent of the earth’s fresh water and is a criti...