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"Manipur has a rich biodiversity and the indigenous population must shoulder responsibility to protect the greenery and work towards safeguarding the environment," Biren said.
With the recognition of five new wetlands of international importance, the total number of Ramsar sites in India has increased from 49 to 54.
World Population Day: There will come a time when population growth and welfare collide. That time, floods of people will trek all over the world searching for more food and welfare causing political conflicts and wars.
The huge deforestation for poppy plantation in many parts of hills in Manipur has threatened our rich biodiversity and disturbs ecological balance.
Contrary to what many of us think, forests are intimately connected with human welfare in myriad ways
"We have had an environment policy since 2015. Our vision is to tackle global warming and other climate change issues through sustainable methods.”
Planting trees is good no doubt but the way things are going, one needs to question whether the system needs improvement. Rather than planting, stopping felling of trees will have a much greater impact but is the government doing enough to stop tree felling?
The standoff went wild between a large number of people along with the official of Forest Department and the police who went for a tree plantation drive at Nongmaiching Reserve Forest.
A team of Thoubal forest range staff were attacked during an inspection drive conducted to check illegal excavation of earth in the reserved and protected forest area of Lilong Usoipokpi in Thoubal district on Thursday.
International Day of World’s Indigenous People 2021: Given the inextricable bond of indigenous peoples to the land, any loss of natural resources threatens their identity and impoverishes their communities.
A mass tree plantation drive marked the 72nd Van Mahotsava celebration in Tamenglong district headquarters, jointly organised by the Tamenglong Forest Division and the Rainforest Club Tamenglong.
Environmentalist Maibam Ningol Memma Devi had prepared tree saplings with only a few plants obtained from the Forest department.
The Forest department, Churachandpur, stated a preliminary offence report (POR) has been prepared and the apprehended four drivers were later released on PR bond after their statements were taken.
Security forces and civilians planted 1,000 tree saplings as a part of the three-day green mission in Tamenglong
Poaching rare and endangered wildlife species and fishing by using dynamo and chemicals are banned by the Goitang Village Authority Council (GOVAC) under Khoupum sub-divison, Noney district.
RFO Kakching, Naorem Munal Meitei said that it is rather unfortunate that while the whole world is reeling under the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain people are taking advantages of preventive measure such as lockdowns to hunt or trap wild animals and birds.
The awareness programme on Forest Protection and Conservation was organised by Range Office Thoubal under the aegis of Thoubal Forest Division in association with Okeshwar Honeshwar Trust (OKHO) Langmeidong, Legal Aid Clinic Hiyanglam and Thoubal Khunou Apunba Meira Paibi Lup.
Prize distribution ceremony of the media campaign was held under the theme ‘Know Your Sanctuaries and Wetlands’, organised by the All Manipur Working Journalist Union (AMWJU) at Manipur Press Club.
Amid the hardship faced by the people in Tamenglong hit by acute water scarcity, efforts are made to prevent shooting of birds and wild animals to save the rich biodiversity of the region.
An endangered species of turtle was released at the Dailong Biodiversity Heritage Site, which is located at Dailong village, about 12 km from the district headquarter.
