"Eco-Watch"@ Auroville / Pondicherry
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Trip leader: |
Bryan
Plymale |
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Destination: |
Pondicherry and
Auroville
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Travel mode: |
Bus |
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Objectives: |
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The specific objectives of the field trip are: |
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To work
with fishing
communities |
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To study
the effect of the Tsunami and how it caused |
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damage to
the environment. |
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To work
in the nursery and kitchen garden |
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To assist
in planting activities alongside locals, as part of |
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ecological restoration |
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To see
how planting of trees and building contour bunds |
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have
changed the ecology of Auroville within a generation |
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To learn
how the use of appropriate technology can make a |
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community
self-sufficient in energy. |
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To
introspect as to one's own use of resources, and to |
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appreciate how every individual can make a
difference to |
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the
environment. |
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Description: |
http://www.auroville.org/
http://sadhanaforest.org/wp/about/auroville/
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Accommodation: |
Auroville's Centre Guest House and Sadhana Forest. |
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CAS component:
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MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE AND
SOEX |
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Approx. cost: |
Rs. 11,500 |
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