Hawai, Jul 1: The district level consultation for preparing the Arunachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan was organized at Hawai, Anjaw, on Friday. The consultation meeting is part of a series of district level consultations which kick started at Ziro, Lower Subansiri district on March 10 earlier this year. The consultation was organized by WWF-India led by Vishaish Uppal, Dr Anupam Sarmah, and Ranju Dodum.
During the meeting, Anjaw Deputy Commissioner Talo Jerang spoke about the importance of biodiversity conservation and asked participants to actively engage in the discussion so that a holistic Strategy and Action Plan can be formulated.
Diverse stakeholders like Zilla Parishad Chairperson, Sub Divisional Officer, Circle Officer, Range Forest Officers, Gram Panchayat Members, Gaon Burahs, officers of the 
Line departments, Forest Department staff, SHG members and NGOs participated in the consultations and provided inputs.
The meeting highlighted the need for conserving nature through protecting river stretches and catchment areas, providing nature-based livelihood generation options, and providing waste management solutions. The Hawai consultation also touched upon the need to improve telecom connectivity network in the district and building robust rural road network.

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