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Nature camp for school children held in Diphu
Published on Mar 29, 2025
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- DIPHU — A two-day nature camp under Environment Education Programmee (EEP) for school children, organised by tourism NGO Jakve Asong of Karbi Anglong, concluded on Saturday at Bio-Diversity-cum-Recreation Park.
- The programmee is supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, and implemented by Assam Science Technology & Environment Council of Science Technology and Climate Change department.
- The main purpose of organising the nature camp, as informed by the Eco-Club coordinator Ronardson Bey, was to learn how to be with nature.
- “Children should understand the beauty of nature, where beautiful trees and mountains abound. There are different species of animals and birds around and they should be protected,” Bey said.
- In the technical session, resource person Charne Beypi, assistant English teacher of BM Shri Chandrasing Teron High School, spoke on biodiversity and its conservation.
- Beypi explained to the children the various species of plants, animals, and birds that inhabit our ecosystem. However, she noted that due to environmental changes, several species of birds, animals, and plants are facing extinction.
- She further emphasised how nature serves humans in different ways and stressed the importance of protecting the animals and birds that coexist with us, rather than harming them. Beypi encouraged the children to appreciate and conserve the environment, allowing humans and nature to thrive together.
- As part of the experience, the school children embarked on a trek through the hillside, learning how to harmonise with nature.
- The camp benefited more than 100 students from various schools in Diphu town.
- During the culmination programme on Saturday morning, Johny Timung, the local Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) of Lumbajong, released the 'Nature Camp' T-shirt as a campaign for nature conservation. Later, certificates were distributed to the participating school children and teachers by Eco-Club coordinator Ronardson Bey, Jakve Asong president Diganta Engleng, and secretary Nobin Timung.
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