Dear All,

Quite inspired by the groups active discussion forum and the nudging mail
from Pankaj, I take this opportunity to put in few words about my programme
& self.

Presently, I shoulder the responsibility as the Coordinator, Oceans &
Coasts programme (O&CP), WWF-India. The O&CP was established in 2001 and
aims at addressing issues related to coastal & marine issues. Community
participation, Awareness creation & Capacity building forms the crux of our
projects. WWF-India has State Offices in all the coastal states and UTs,
enabling us to broadly analyse the situation per area. In A&N we have an
Hon. Secretary - Ex DIG Coast Guard Mr. Debesh Banerji & a Project Officer
- Biplab Biswas. The office is based in Port Blair. I am sure many of you
would have met them!

Well, about myself. I have a Masters degree in Political Science from JNU,
New Delhi. And my Doctorate in International Politics (from JNU),
specialising on Environmental Policy, special reference to Antarctic
Treaty System.I started my career with the Times Group, then headed the Dev
Comm unit for a South Asia based NGO, then joined UNDP as Inter-Agency
Coordinator- Decentralisation, then joined Antarctic & Southern Ocean
Coalition (ASOC) as Coordinator-India and now here I am with WWF-India for
little over than a year. As ASOC Coordinator, I looked at issues related to
conservation of the pristine Antarctic environment - tourism, protocol
implementation, permit systems, liability, EIAs, etc.

Well, so much so for the intro, I look forward to a meaningful dialogue
with you all.

Warm regards,
Swayamprabha

Ms. SWAYAM PRABHA DAS Ph.D
Coordinator
Oceans & Coasts Programme
WWF-India Secretariat
172-B,Lodi Estate,
New Delhi 110 003
India
Tel: 91-11-51504806/4821, 51504815-17 extn 4806/4821
Fax: 91-11-2469 1226/2462 6837
Visit www.wwfindia.org

"Remember the Past, Work in the Present, Save the Future''







"Pankaj"
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<ANDAManicobar@...>
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Subject: [andamanicobar]
introductions
03/02/04 07:51 PM
Please respond to
andamanicobar






Dear Friends,
Regarding the subject of introductions of the individuals who are members
of
this group- we have had two rounds in the past. However there are still a
number of people who have not sent in their intros. Also a number of people
have joined in after the last round was completed. Though I do agree that
in
the past the email traffic with the intros did get a little too much, I do
feel that it is a very useful process.
What I also hope to do in due course of time is compile basic information
of
all those who are on this group, so that it becomes a ready and easy
reference.
This is therefore a request for those who have recently joined and those
who
have not yet sent in their intros, to please respond.
This obviously is not compulsary though...
best wishes
pankaj sekhsaria
C/o Kalpavriksh
Apt. 5, Sri Dutta Krupa
908 Deccan Gymkhana,
Pune 411004
Tel: 020 - 25654239 / 25675450
Fax: 25654239





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