GG News Bureau
Silchar, 19th Nov. The sixth Northeast Green Summit concluded at Silchar, Assam on Thursday. This year, the theme of the Northeast Green Summit was ‘Greening after COVID: Regional cooperation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
During this, experts from different fields made a number of recommendations for harnessing the economic potential of eco services, biodiversity and wildlife conservation in the northeast region using sustainable technologies in a post-Covid world.
Various recommendations were made stressing the need for a proper policy to increase green space in urban areas and also to check wildlife trade.
Sivaji Bandyopadhyay, director of National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Silchar said, “these recommendations will be summed up and handed over to the Assam government.”
Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey was the chief guest at the NE Green Summit.
Minister Choubey warned against disturbing nature. He said, “If we disturb nature, it will not forgive us”.
Forest ministers of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh Parimal Suklabaidya, Awangbow Newmai and Mama Natung were also present during the event.
The summit aimed at raising awareness about the rich and diverse natural habitat, biodiversity and cultural heritage of north India.
During the NE Green Summit, experts exchanged views on different topics like community forest resources and wildlife conservation.
One of the sessions underlined the need for sustainable technological solutions to decompose masks and other accessories being used during the COVID-19 pandemic. While next one pointed to the “lack of political will” to save the environment by strictly enforcing laws.
Another session highlighted the urgent need for wildlife conservation in Assam’s Barak Valley, which is home to 550 species of birds and 100 species of mammals. The Barak Valley includes districts of Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj.
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