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other  adults)  indicates  that  awareness  can  be  delivered  in  a  consecutive  way  from  the  classroom  to  the  community. Effective  Use  of  Media: The  media  plays  an  important  role  in  environmental  education  because  it  is  through  newspapers,  magazines,  radio,  and  television  that  people  gain  awareness.  Awareness  is  a  major  step  in  Environmental  education.  We  publish  articles  related  to  wildlife  and  Biodiversity  in  environmental  magazines,  newsletters,  and  journals,  along  with  radio  programs.  Communicating  environmental  information  is  very  challenging  due  to  the  dynamics  and  complexity  of  natural  systems.  The  ways  in  which  science  has  conventionally  related  with  society  must  be  reassessed  and  adapted  t o   g e t .  i n   touch  with  c u r r e n t  environmental  and  social  realities. With  good  design,  media  can  offer  us  good  communication tools  that  can  be  used  as  educational  aids  to  reduce  the  gap  between  scientific  knowledge  and  civic  awareness.  Scientific  groups,  journalists  and  non-governmental  organizations  like  CEE  (Centre  for  Environment  Education)  play  a  major  role  in  environmental  public  education  processes. Awareness  According  to  Green  Calendar Various  awareness  programmes  celebrated:  World Wetlands  Day  (2nd  February)  for  awareness  and  conservation  of  remaining  wetlands.  World  Sparrow  Day  (20th  March)  for  awareness  and  conservation  of  the  little sparrow  Save  The  Frogs  Day  (Last  Saturday  of  April),  for  awareness  and  conservation  of  Frogs  Biodiversity  Festival  (16th-22nd  May)  on  the  occasion  of  International  Day  for  Biological  Diversity  World  Environment  Day  (5th  June)  International  Vulture  Awareness  Day  (First  Saturday  of  September)  for  conservation  of  this  endangered  species  Wildlife Week  (1-7  October),  for  awareness  about  the  wild  animals  and  other  flora  and  fauna World Wetlands  Day - The  2nd  February,  the  day  when  the  Ramsar  Convention  was  signed  in  1971,  is  the  World  Wet lands   Day.   I t   marks   the  anniversary  of  the  signing  of  the  Convention  on Wetlands  of  International  Importance  (Ramsar  Convention)  in  Ramsar,  Iran,  on  2nd  February  1971. - World Wetlands  Day  was  first  celebrated  in  1997.  Since  then  government  agencies,  non-government  organizations  and  community groups  have  celebrated World Wetlands  Day  by  undertaking  actions  to  raise  public  awareness  of  wetland  values  and  benefits  and promote  the  conservation  and  wise  use  of  wetlands. - World Wetlands  Day  (2nd  February):  we  were  celebrating  world  wetlands  day  form  2013  to  2016  for  awareness  and  conservation of  declining  number  of  wetlands  biodiversity Proceedings  of  the  International  Conference  on  Climate  Change,  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  for  the 39 Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs):  Policy  and  Practice  27-29  June  2016,  Cha-am,  Phetchaburi,  Thailand Month February March April May June September October Date 2nd 20th Last Saturday of April 16 -21st 22nd 5th 1st Saturday of September 1st-7th Event World Wetlands Day World Sparrow Day Save the frogs Day Biodiversity Festival International Day for Biological Diversity World Environment Day International Vulture Awareness Day Wildlife Week


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