A seminar on ‘Biodiversity and Conservation’ was organised by the Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources Department, Central University of Orissa (CUO) here on Wednesday. Centre for Environment Studies Director Prof Shailabala Padhy delivered the talk.
Inaugurating the seminar, CUO VC Prof Sachidananda Mohanty said biodiversity research should not be confined to the laboratories and its benefits must reach the common man and help their livelihood and protection of nature.
Prof Padhy while highlighting the importance of the biodiversity, stressed on the culture of sea weeds for sequestration of CO2, release of O2 as well as it provides livelihood to the rural poor. She also spoke on phytoremediation of red-mud pond by algal growth.
Dean of the school Dr SK Palita gave the welcome address.