LEAD PRESENTATION: Dr. Malti Goel, Chief Executive, Climate Change Research Institute and Former Scientist ‘G’ & Emeritus Scientist, Ministry of Science & Technology 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. N. Ramaiah, Former Chief Scientist, Professor at AcSIR and former Deputy Director, CSIR-NIO, Goa 

CO-CHAIR: Dr M. Sudhakar, former Director, Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Kochi and Adviser, Ministry of Earth Sciences

CHAIR: Dr. Hari Narain Srivastava, former Additional Director General, India Meteorological Department, New Delhi

World Environment Day, which is falls on 5th June, aims to create awareness about Ecosystem Restoration, the theme for the year. This year, the World Environment Day campaign marks society’s unified and digital response to the marine environment crisis. The discussion is an awareness programme on how we can safeguard it post COVID-19. There is a need to prioritize science and technology to find solutions to handle the increasing COVID-19 waste and take restorative actions to protect marine bio-resources. 

(Collaboration: Climate Change Research Institute)