UNEP - GEF - MoEF Project

Events

Dates	Events
1st Dec 2011	West Bengal State Project launch meeting organised by NBA and A.P. SBB. @ Hotel The Peerless Inn, Kolkata, West Bengal.
08,09 Jan 2013	Discussion Meet, Capacity Building Workshop with Biodiversity Management Committees @ Kolkata-West Bengal
25 Apr 2013	Meeting cum workshop on understanding the ABS provisions highlighting the Biological Diversity Act and Rules @ Kolkata-West Bengal
28 May 2013	Awareness program on IPR Protection and TK Documentation @ Kolkata-West Bengal
29 Jul 2013	Panel Discussion on "Gap Analysis on Policy Issues and Awareness for Implementation of ABS Provisions within the BD Act" @ West Bengal
06 Aug 2013	One day workshop on "Understanding the Valuation Methodology for Different Ecosystems and its Use in Decision Making" @ West Bengal
19 Aug 2013	District Level Awareness Programmes for BMC Members on ABS @ Amarpur, Patashpur I Block, East Midnapore district, West Bengal
20 Aug 2013	Workshop on PBR Preparation @ Manjushree Gram Panchayat, Egra II Block BMC, East Midnapore district, West Bengal
22 Aug 2013	District Level Awareness Programme on ABS @ West Bengal
22 Aug 2013	Discussion Meeting with Sankrail BMC @ West Bengal
26 Aug 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Gobardanga, West Bengal
27 Aug 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Chakdaha, West Bengal
29 Aug 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Kulpi, West Bengal
04 Sep 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Ketugram, West Bengal
05 Sep 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Berhampore, West Bengal
09 Sep 2013	Orientation of BMC Members on ABS @ Sonamukhi, West Bengal
23-30 Sep 2013	Faciliatation to Skill based training programme for the village youths on identification and documentation of biodiversity components @ FRLHT, Bangalore-West Bengal
14 Nov 2013	Pre-offer meeting for EOI respondents for 'Selection process of Technical Support Groups' @ West Bengal
16 - 20 Nov 2013	Faciliatation to Skill based training programme for the village youths on identification and documentation of biodiversity components @ West Bengal
26-27 Nov 2013	Capacity Building Workshop on ‘Economic Valuation of Bio-resources for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)’ @ Kolkata-West Bengal
02 Dec 2013	'District Level Awareness Programmes for BMC Members on ABS' @ West Bengal
06 Dec 2013	Orientation programme on 'Formation of BMCs and Praparation of PBRs' @ West Bengal
30-31 Dec 2013	BMC Representatives in "Innovations in Sceince and Technology for Inclusive Development - Regional Scince Congress" @ West Bengal
06 Feb 2014	Meeting to explore of ABS prospects at Digha, East Midnapore @ Digha, West Bengal
07 Feb 2014	Meeting to explore the prospects regarding eco-tourism and ABS @ Tazpur-West Bengal
12-14 Feb 2014	Faciliatation for Skill based training programme for the village youths on identification and documentation of biodiversity components @ YMCA, West Bengal
24-25 Feb 2014	PBR Monitoring Activity @ Birbhum Dist-West Bengal
07 Mar 2014	State-level Dialogue on 'Biodiversity Act, 2002 & Rules, 2004 with special focus on Access and Benefit Sharing' @ Kolkata-West Bengal
13 Mar 2014	Meeting on 'Biodiversity Act, 2002 and Access & Benefit Sharing (ABS)' @ Digha-West Bengal
2-3 May 2014	PBR Monitoring Activity @ West Bengal
15-16 May 2014	Discussion meeting for RFP respondents for 'Study on tradable bio-resources in West Bengal' @ West Bengal
24-31 May 2014	Field visit for 'Study on value chain of select bio-resources and meeting with TK holders in West Bengal' @ Darjeeling, West Bengal
4 Aug 2014	Meeting on tradable Bio-Resources of District Bankura - West Bengal
13 Aug 2014	Workshop on people's Biodiversity Register (PBR) Preparation at Moyna PS BMC - West Bengal
19 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District Paschim Midnapore - West Bengal
19 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District Howrah - West Bengal
21 Aug 2014	Workshop for the Study on Tradable Bio-Resources for Sharing the preliminary Report - West Bengal
22 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District of Purba Medinipur - West Bengal
26 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District of Uttar Dinajpur - West Bengal
27 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District of Dakshin Dinajpur - West Bengal
28 Aug 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District of Maldah - West Bengal
3 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio-Resources of District of Nadia - West Bengal
4 Sep 2014	Workshop Shop on People's Biodiversity (PBR) preparation at Gaighata Block BMC - West Bengal
7 Sep 2014	Workshop Shop on People's Biodiversity registrar (PBR) preparation at Cooch Behar I Block BMC - West Bengal
8 Sep 2014	Workshop Shop on People's Biodiversity registrar (PBR) preparation at Tufangang I PS BMC - West Bengal
8 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Hoogly - West Bengal
9 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Purulia - West Bengal
10 Sep 2014	Workshop on People's Biodiversity registrar (PBR) preparation at Klimpong II Block BMC - West Bengal
10 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Jalpaiguri - West Bengal
11 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Alipurduar - West Bengal
11 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Cooch Behar - West Bengal
12 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Siliguri - West Bengal
12 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Darjeeling - West Bengal
12 Sep 2014	Visit to Market for Value Chain Analysis - West Bengal
15 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Birbhum - West Bengal
18 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Burdwan - West Bengal
22 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District Murshidabad - West Bengal
22 Sep 2014	Meeting on Tradable Bio- Resources of District North 24 Parganas - West Bengal
25 Sep 2014	Progress Review Meeting with Technical Support Groups (TSGs) on Status of BMC formation and PBR Preparation - West Bengal
30 Sep 2014	Participation in "Brainstorming Workshop on Developing a Framework for Capacity development of Biodiversity Governance Institutions for Effective Implementation of the BD Act, 2002 - West Bengal
29-Jan-2016 to 01-Feb-2016	Field Tour For TK Documentation-Baghmundi, Purulia Dist. - West Bengal
03-04-Feb-2016	Regional Handholding Support Programme for PBR Preparation & LBF Utilisation-Hotel Debojyoti, Contai- West Bengal
10-Feb-2016	Regional Handholding Support Programme for PBR Preparation & LBF Utilisation-Hotel Ashirbad Kharagpur- West Bengal
18-21-Feb-2016	EconomicnValuation Exercise-Bishnupur,Digha & Kolkata Surrounding- West Bengal
29-Feb-2016	PBR Monitoring and Hand Holding Support Workshop to BMCs of Darjeeling & Coochbehar District- West Bengal
03-05 Mar 2016	Participation in Vesaja Mela (Medicinal Plant Fair)- West Bengal
Throughout the March month	Meeting with Individual Industry and Industry Association Representatives for signing ABS-Office of WBBB - West Bengal
15 July 16	Meeting of the committee for Commercial Utilisation of Bio-Resources(ABS Legal Advisory Groups) @ Seminar Hall,WBBB Office - West Bengal
12 Aug 16	Meeting of the committee for Commercial Utilisation of Bio-Resources(ABS Legal Advisory Groups) @ Seminar Hall,WBBB Office - West Bengal
29 Aug 16	Meeting for Signing ABS Agreement @ Seminar Hall,WBBB Office - West Bengal
07 Sep 16	Awareness programme at Haldia Municipality BMC @ Haldia Municipality Office - West Bengal
15 Sep 16	Meeting with Medicinal Plant Manufacturers and BMCs @ Seminar Hall,WBBB Office - West Bengal
20 Sep 16	Awareness programme at Ramnagar-1 BMC @Pranababanda Bhawan,Tajpur - West Bengal
21 Dec 16	Attending Annual Project Steering Committee Meeting @ Office of the MoEFCC,New Delhi- West Bengal
Throughout the Quarter	Meeting with Individual Industry and Industry Association representative for signing ABS agreements @ Office of WBBB- West Bengal
26 Apr 17	Training programme for BMCs with Special emphasis on ABS @ The Sonner Hotel,salt lake, Kolkata- West Bengal
02-04 May 17	Attending National Conclave of BMCs for Experience Sharing on ABS organised by NBA and HB State Biodiversity Board @ Hotel Holiday Home,Shimla,Himachal Pradesh- West Bengal
26 May 17	Training Programme for BMCs with Special emphasis on ABS @ Conference Room,Collectorate Building, Maldah- West Bengal
28 May 17	Training Programme for BMCs with Special emphasis on ABS @ Gorkha Jana Pustakalay,Kurseong,Darjeeling- West Bengal
16 June 17	Training Programme for BMCs with Special emphasis on ABS @ Digha Scince Centre,East Midnapore- West Bengal
12 July 17	Meeting for signing ABS agreement @ Conference Room, Dept. Environment, GoWB.
11 Aug 17	Meeting of the Committee for Commercial Utilisation of Bioresources (ABS Legal Advisory Group) @ Conference Room, Dept. Environment, GoWB.
22-24 Aug 17	Experience sharing with Odisha Biodiversity Board BMC team during Exchange Visit Programme @ BMCs in East & West Midnapore dist., West Bengal.
12 Sep 17	Meeting for signing ABS agreement @ Conference Room, Dept. Environment, GoWB.
Throughout the month	Meeting with individual Industry representatives for signing ABS @ Office of the WBBB.
17-18 Nov 17	Attending MOEFCC-NBA-BIOFIN GLOBAL-IIMB-CBD-UNDP International Workshop on 'Substainable Production and Consumption and Novel Economic Instruments for Biodiversity Conservation' @ Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. - West Bengal Biodiversity Board.
19-26 Nov 17	PBR Monitoring & Hand holding Support Programme for BMCs of Kalimpong & Cooch Behar districts @ Kalimpong and Cooch Behar, West Bengal.
20-29 Dec 17	Participated in the '22nd Sundarban Kristi Mela-O-Loko Sanskriti Utsav' @ Kultali, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
Throughout the month	Meeting with individual Industry representatives - MS, SPC, RA & individual Industry representative. @ Office of the WBBB.
18-Jan-18	Attending Annual (Seventh) Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting @ Narmada Conference Hall, MoEFCC , New Delhi - West Bengal State Biodiversity Board.
22-Feb-18	Meeting on involvement of Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) as farmers Cluster for Cultivation of Medicinal Plant @ Conference Room, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal.
26-28-Feb-18	Intra-State Exchange Visit for Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) - West Bengal State Biodiversity Board @ West Midnapore & Jhargram districts.
Throughout the quarter	Meeting with Individual Industry representatives for signing ABS agreements - MS, Board Officials, SPC, RA and Individual Industry representatives. @ Office of the WB Biodiversity Board.
3-5-May-18	Field tour for TK Documentation @ Jhalda, Purulia district, West Bengal.
22-May-18	Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity - 2018 - West Bengal State Biodiversisty Board @ Science City Mini Auditorium, Kolkata.
8-June-18	Meeting with Block Development Officer and Fishery Extension Officer at Memari-I Block BMC, Burdwan @ Memari-I Block, East Burdwan district, West Bengal.
Throughtout the quarter	Meeting with Individual Industry representatives for signing ABS agreement @ Office of the West Bengal Biodiversity Board.
3-July-18	Involvement of BMCs as Farmers Cluster for cultivation of medicinal plants @ Conference Hall, Dept. of Environment, GoWB, Kolkata, West Bengal.
3-9-July-18	PBR monitoring at Dinhata II Block and Sitai Block of Cooch Behar district. Start-up Fund utilisation progress monitoring at Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district @ Dinhata II Block and Sitai Block of Cooch Behar district. Kalchini Block of Alipurduar district, West Bengal.
12-July-18	ABS Project Review Meeting @ National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai.
19-July-18	8th Meeting of the Project Steering Committee @ Narmada Conference Hall, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi.
20-July-18	PBR Monitoring at Memari I Block, East Burdwan district @ Panchayet Office and Block Development Office, Memari I, East Burdwan district, West Bengal.
24-25-July-18	Project Review Meeting with PMU, NBA @ Conference Hall, Dept. of Environment, GoWB, Kolkata, West Bengal.
26-29-July-18	6th Indian National Exhibition-cum-Fair 2018 @ 6th Indian National Exhibition-cum-Fair 2018, West Bengal.
10-Sep-18	ABS Evaluation Committee Meeting @ Conference Hall, Dept. of Environment, GoWB, Kolkata, West Bengal.
18-20-Sep-18	Intra-State Exchange Visit for Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) at Birbhum district @ Illambazar Block BMC, Illambazar Forest, Mohammad Bazar Block BMC, Gonpur Forest, Kamalakantapur Paddy Fields (TRV), West Bengal.
12-Nov-18	PBR monitoring at Memari I Block, East Burdwan district @ Block Development Office, Memari I, East Burdwan district, West Bengal.
27-30-Nov-18	PBR monitoring at Binpur I Block, West Midnapore district @ Lalgarh Gram Panchayet, Binpur I Block, West Midnapore district, West Bengal.
20-Dec-18	Meeting of Committee for Commercial Utilisation on ABS evaluation @ Conference Hall, Dept. of Environment, GoWB, Kolkata, West Bengal.
26-Dec-18	Hand-holding support programme on "The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 with special emphasis on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)" @ Conference Hall, Dept. of Environment, GoWB, Kolkata, West Bengal.