Nature, Society and Sustainability: Changing Contours - Golden Jubilee Conference (MESAC-19): 19th – 20th March 2019

Two days National conference was organized by MES Asmabi College, Kodungallur behalf of Golden Jubilee celebration supported by Kerala State Biodiversity Board and Kerala State Higher Education Council and Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation. The conference was conducted as the part of UNANP and became the last programme of academic year 2018-2019. The conference officially inaugurated by Dr. V Balakrishnan, Member Secretary of Kerala State Biodiversity Board. Dr. S. Faizi delivered the plenary talk who is a renowned Indian ecologist specializing in Biodiversity Management and International Environmental Policy. He started career as Field Biologist. Headed an international environmental NGO, has been UNESCO Fellow, Consultant Ecologist to IUCN and also a Biodiversity Expert. The inauguration section is followed by a plenary talk by Dr. A Ramakrishna. He is a Zoologist and also specialized in Taxonomy and Environmental conservation. He has 36 years of Research Experience. Dr. Sulthan Ahmed Ismailis an Indian soil biologist and ecologist. His work has centered on techniques for recycling biodegradable waste into fertilizer using local varieties of earthworms and on soil bioremediation, who coined the term Vermitech in 1992. A total of 231 students and 35 teachers participated in the programme.