28 May 10

Rhino Conservation Groups Help Young Environmentalists Celebrate International Biodiversity Day with Campus Clean-up Event

International Biodiversity Day 2010 was celebrated by the conservation-minded students of Pokhara’s Institute of Forestry.

In recognition of International Biodiversity Day 2010, a successful Dust Bin Replacement and Cleaning Program was held at the Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal. Self Help Environment Awareness Camp (SHEAC), a student-led organization, created and implemented the campus clean-up event.

Turnout for the day was excellent: 68 students participated by installing dust bins, cleaning the surrounding areas, and collecting trash.

The program helped future conservationists raise environmental awareness by encouraging others to keep the campus clean through the use of appropriate trash containers.

Students also tidied up the area surrounding the campus with a thorough sweeping and collection of debris.

At the end of the day, the Institute of Forestry campus environment was declared neat, clean, and beautiful!

Self Help Environment Awareness Camp (SHEAC) is run solely by the efforts and inspiration of the Institute of Forestry students, and is supported by Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal) and Saving Rhinos.

Rhishja Cota-Larson

I am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am the author of the book Murder, Myths & Medicine, the Editor of Project Pangolin, and a writer for the environmental news blog Planetsave. When I'm not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, I like to rock out to live music.

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