PANAJI
The Collaborative Learning Cafe (CLC), an initiative of the Friends of the Jesuits of the Goa Province, will host four online sessions dealing with environment, ecology and related green issues in the State from June 27 to June 30 from 6.30 pm to 8 pm each day. The speakers will be noted national environmentalist Medha Patkar, Rozendo Mendonsa of Mr Farmer, green-campaigner and priest Fr Bolmax Pereira, and seaweed expert and environmental campaigner Gabriella D'Cruz.
On June 27, Patkar will speak on ‘Challenges in Environmental Activism’. On June 28, Rozendo Mendonsa (Mr Farmer) will speak on landscaping villas, including on the types of garden soil and manure; selection of plants; drainage and water for irrigation. On June 29, Fr Bolmax Pereira, the young priest known for his environmental campaigns, will speak on "Amchi Mati - The Revival of Agriculture: Hope for a better tomorrow for Goa". On June 30, marine conservationist Gabriella D'Cruz, who has been called Goa's seaweed queen, 2021 will focus on sea biodversity, why seeweed is good for people and the planet, and seaweed farming. All talks are open to public on a first-come-first-served based, at no cost, but registration is mandatory.
