Udupi Nirmithi Kendra jointly along with the Department of Forests, Government of Karnataka, and Udupi District collaborated with the Department of Journalism, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Udupi and jointly hosted a state level seminar on the topic Wild life Journalism and Forest Conservation on 30-08-2019 in the campus of the MGM College
This seminar was chaired by the well known film maker duo and green Oscar awardees Kripakar and SenaniHegde
Wildlife activists of the region along with the filmmakers interacted with the students and faculty of the MGM College. The event was an open to public event where environmentalists and wild life enthusiastsfrom Udupi and Manipal participated in large numbers.