Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: The three-day national workshop on Ethnobotany, organized by the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Chapter of Society of Ethnobotanists (SEB), Department of Botany, University of Jammu, concluded today.
The workshop, titled “Exploring the Cultural Connections to Plant Life”, witnessed enthusiastic participation from researchers, academicians, and students from various institutes and research centres.
The valedictory ceremony was graced by O P Sharma Vidyarthi, Retd IFS officer and founder of the acclaimed initiative Tree Talk, as the chief guest. In his address, he emphasized the need to bridge traditional knowledge systems with contemporary scientific practices to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
The workshop featured expert lectures by renowned resource persons, including Dr A K Goel (SEB), Dr V V Wagh (CSIR-NBRI), Dr Arvind Saklani (Semi-Sabsina Group), Dr Shreeker Pant (BGBSU), and Dr Vartika Jain (Higher Education, Udaipur), who shared their expertise on various aspects of ethnobotany.
Head of the Department, Prof Susheel Verma assured that such events will also be organized in future to strengthen the ability of the researchers and academicians.
Dr Harish Chander Dutt, Co-ordinator, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Chapter (SEB) and organizing secretary, National Workshop, said that about 27 participants from various institutes were directly benefited by the experiences of the experts in Ethnobotany.
All the faculty members of the department; Prof Namrata Sharma, Prof Veenu Kaul, Dr Geeta, Dr Skarma Nonzom, Dr Romica, Dr Komal Verma, Dr Abhishek and the curators of the herbarium Nitan and Dr Sajan were present during the valedictory ceremony. The proceedings were conducted by Ritika, while Dr Sajan Thakur delivered the vote of thanks.
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