Dignitaries and others at the Stakeholder Consultation Workshop for Revision of NSBSAP in Kohima on September 24.
Kohima, September 24 (MExN): The two day Stakeholder Consultation Workshop for revision of the Nagaland State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NSBSAP) concluded at Hotel Japfu, Kohima on September 24.
The workshop was organised by Nagaland State Biodiversity Board (NSBB) in association with The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC) and Foundation for Ecological Security (FES).
This workshop is in continuation to the consultation held on September 23 with line departments and community-based organisations.
In his address on September 24, Vedpal Singh, IFS, PCCF & HoFF stressed that the revision of the NSBSAP should not be a plain documentation exercise, but should be based on scientifically backed and research backed actions, grounded in field data and ecological realities of Nagaland. In short speeches, Dr Ishwar Narayanan, Executive Director, TNCC and Sanjay Sharma, General Manager, FES, reiterated their continued support to Nagaland. Supongnukshi, IFS, APCCF delivered the keynote address.
Nagaland prepared its first NSBSAP in 2005, revised in May 2022 with 12 targets.
The present revision is necessitated to align the state plan with India’s updated NBSAP launched at CBD COP16 and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) with 23 Global Biodiversity Targets.
Technical sessions on Targets 1-6, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 23 were moderated by Dr Sayan Banerjee, Sanjay Sharma, Yaranajit Deka and Sunpreet Kaur.
The programme was chaired by Sidramappa M Chalkapure, IFS, CCF & Member Secretary, NSBB while vote of thanks was proposed by Savinuo Kikhi, RFO, I/c Chiephobozou Range & NSBB.
