The latest photographs of Kundapur and surroundings, showing its cultural diversity. Full of colour, full of life! You can purchase these postcards from the Eco-Tourism team in the Eco-office (418-8 Veeramma Shedthi Compound near Departmental Store, B.H.M Road, Kundapur – 576 201) for Rs 10 only. All the money goes to the Eco-Tourism fund which [...]
As the monsoon season started last week the sea is very rough now, causing sea turtles that are foraging too close to the shore to strand. In the last week fishermen reported five stranded sea turtles, most of them Olive Ridleys. The sea turtle team went to the beaches several time to assess the condition [...]
Apart from the environment volunteers summer camps in some school, there was a special summer camp organized by FSL-India’s social project volunteers at Seon Ashram. It was held between 12th April to 26th May. Here are some pictures and report… Summer Camp_Seon Ashram-2010
Kannadakudru ,one of the Island in the backwater near Kundapur. FSL India Eco tourism project is focusing on this island to develop Eco tourism . The most part of the area become a baren land because of non cultivation,the main reasons is lack of labour to cultivate the land (Last year some people ploughed the [...]
FSL India volunteers kept awareness stall in local car festival on 21st March 2010. The stall was kept on the busy street in front of the temple in Kundpar. Volunteers presented photos and banners about Eco Tourism and Eco club programmes and environment project volunteers distributed flyers to the people. The program was made with [...]
The last nest of this year’s sea turtle successfully hatched at Bijadi Hatchery. This morning(30th March) the last nest relocated in this nesting season hatched and we could see lot of baby turtles tracks heading towards the sea. Beginning of the season was challenging for the sea turtle project because some nests failed completely/partially because [...]
“Where can I buy postcards of Kundapur?”. This is a question we’re often asked. The sad answer is: There are none. The goods news: The “Eco tourism” project is going to change the situation and will create them! Please sent us your 5 most beautiful pictures from Kundapur and sourrounding (as normal: as fast as [...]
FSL India has built 15 Toilets under “Sanitation project” between October 2009 to Feb 2010, with the help of South Korean volunteers. It was inaugurated by Mr.Ln. Basavaraj, Governor of Lions Club, on 13th March in Trasi village. President of local Panchayat, President of sanitation committee Mr Abraham Chako, members of Lions club, Staffs of [...]
On the 20th February 2010 FSL and the Eco-Clubs project organized an Eco-Clubs Get Together at Lions Hall at Chaitanya Special School, Kundapura. The 8 schools which are part of the FSL Eco-Clubs project were invited. The children had to prepare a speech competition on the topic “What would the world without plastic?” and they [...]
Its always nice to work together in group!!! The objective of FSL India, to work together, to share together, to create together could be seen when we all got involved in building the Tent School. Just before the celebration of Christmas, volunteers from Work camp, sea turtle, environment education project and tent school project put [...]
