Toxics Link presents 'Disappearing Sparrows' film screening following by a panel discussion at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 8th May 2012

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : Call 011-24619431 ( IIC ) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.

Place : Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre ( IIC ), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Details : 'Disappearing Sparrows' as part of Environment and Health Public Lecture Series. 
Film screening and discussion on why the common sparrow, once ubiquitous in our cities, is now increasingly rare, as are certain other bird species—a sign of larger changes in our environment? 
Beyond the Mirage (30 min; dvd; 2006; English)
Director: Nutan Manmohan
Documents how Delhi’s smaller birds are fast losing out to big predators in the battle for food and habitat
Followed by a panel discussion
Speakers: Dr Surya Prakash, School of Life Sciences, JNU; and Dr Koustubh Sharma, Senior Regional Ecologist, Snow Leopard Trust, and Co-investigator, BNHS-Citizen Sparrow Foundation
Dr. Neeraj Khera, Technical Expert – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Extensive work on urban biodiversity &specifically population of house sparrow in Delhi)

Moderator: Shri Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link

Collaboration: Toxics Link

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