Bijay Sankar Bora
GUWAHATI: Aaranyak, a society for nature conservation in Northeast India on Friday (May 1) launched ecoNE, an digital magazine to highlight biodiversity and environmental issues of the region.
The website of the magazine www.econe.in has been launched online here.
Dr. Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Secretary General and CEO of Aaranyak says,”We are dedicating ecoNE at the service of the nation in ensuring ecological sustainability of Northeast India through use of media. A digital platform such as ecoNE was a long felt need for the Northeast.”
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has failed to dampen the launch of the magazine which tells stories of the wilds, reviews conservation actions, provides multimedia content featuring rich biodiversity of Northeast India as well as highlights the environmental concerns.
The magazine contains articles including original investigation reports, photo stories, videos, illustrations and a series of Eco Talks on biodiversity and environmental issues, conservation science, endangered species conservation, technological applications in the field of research etc.
Udayan Borthakur, Chief Editor of ecoNE said ,” Our tryst with nature also comes with responsibilities and communicating with the masses on biodiversity and environment is one such responsibility that drives development of this online platform.”
The platform intends to promote young writers and budding environmental journalists of the region.
The magazine also intends to publish documentation work by amateur nature lovers, photographers and filmmakers, besides having articles from subject experts.
Interested contributors can contact the magazine through the Contact Us form of the website or write directly at [email protected].
This magazine is an initiative of the Media Production & Communications Division of Aaranyak, which was established in the year 2018.
Development of the website is supported by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, a global network with members from 130 countries that helps journalists in improving quality and quantity of environmental reporting.