Online Course on Biodiversity

IGNOU will launch a new online course on biodiversity from July, say sources.

"The Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity (APSMB) aims to recreate and secure linkages between people and nature," the statement said.

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"It provides an understanding of biodiversity science in an effort to sensitise people to the threats posed to it while promoting the conservation of biological diversity of ecosystems," it added.

The one-month online course can be pursued by graduates in any discipline.

Source-IANS

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