National Meet on Strengthening Biodiversity Governance Kicks Off

National meet on strengthening biodiversity governance kicks off

Union environment minister calls for effective functioning of 2.7 lakh Biodiversity Management Committees and stronger use of People’s Biodiversity Registers in local planning

Local-level Planning Imperative for Documenting Local Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Bhupender Yadav

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In his address, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav highlighted India’s long-standing environmental ethos and referred to initiatives under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi like Mission LiFE, Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, Amrit Sarovar and the Green Credit Programme India News | Local-level Planning Imperative for Documenting Local Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge: Bhupender Yadav.

Bhupender Yadav stresses local biodiversity planning at national meet

At the 16th National Meet in Chandigarh, Bhupender Yadav urged local bodies to use People’s Biodiversity Registers as dynamic planning tools.

16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils held at Chandigarh, States, UTs need to align Rules, Institutional Mechanisms and Implementation Processes with amended National Biodiversity Governance Framework

By Our Correspondent BHUBANESWAR: The 16th National Meet of the State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs) was inaugurated today at Chandigarh. Organised by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), the two-day National Meet, being held from 6–7 September 2026, brings together Chairpersons and Member Secretaries of SBBs and UTBCs from across the country, along with senior officials, experts and scientists…