Itanagar, Oct 22 : The Chairman of State Biodiversity Board, Hawa Bagang called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Lt Gen KT Parnaik, (Retd.) at Lok Bhavan, Itanagar today. The Chairman briefed the Governor on key initiatives to conserve biodiversity, protect biological resources and promote their sustainable use.
The Governor emphasized the integration of traditional knowledge with scientific research to strengthen biodiversity conservation, while underscoring that Arunachal Pradesh’s indigenous communities possess generations of wisdom about forests, medicinal plants, wildlife, sacred groves and sustainable resource use. He advised the Board to systematically document, preserve and promote this invaluable heritage in collaboration with local knowledge holders, ensuring that indigenous wisdom complements modern scientific approaches to safeguarding the State’s rich flora and fauna.
The Governor stressed the need to address challenges such as habitat loss, climate change, unsustainable resource exploitation and the erosion of traditional knowledge through active community participation, stronger Biodiversity Management Committees and effective People’s Biodiversity Registers. He called for engaging youth, students, researchers and village institutions in conservation initiatives, promoting sustainable livelihoods and inspiring communities to become custodians of their natural heritage.
The Governor called for transforming biodiversity conservation into a people’s movement, urging the Chairman of the Arunachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board to inspire citizens, particularly the younger generation, to learn from village elders, revive sustainable traditional practices and take pride in the State’s extraordinary ecological wealth. He emphasized that development and conservation must progress hand in hand, ensuring that Arunachal Pradesh’s invaluable natural heritage is protected and passed on to future generations healthier, richer and more resilient.
The APBB Chairman expressed his commitment to undertaking concrete initiatives to strengthen biodiversity conservation in the State.

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