The joint forest management committee (JFMC) in Old Jalukie village of Nagaland's Peren forest division won the India Biodiversity Award, 2014, under the co-management category for effective government-community participation in conserving biodiversity through JFMC and eco-development committees.
The award was given away at a ceremony in Port Blair on International Day for Biological Diversity on Thursday.
The India Biodiversity Award was instituted by the ministry of environment and forests and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for recognizing outstanding models of biodiversity governance and the role played by local communities.
In 1986, the local village council declared the forest of Old Jalukie as a community biodiversity reserve and in 2012, the council signed an MoU with the forest department for managing the reserve.
Nagaland principal chief conservator of forests and head of forest force M Lokeswara Rao said the good practices implemented by the local forest management committee has set an example for other community conservation areas in the state.
"Almost all villages in Nagaland have community conservation areas. Community-managed conservation programme is a unique model in Nagaland. Considering the importance and value of forests, the areas are conserved and preserved for ecosystem services. These community reserves acts as a carbon sink to mitigate climate change," Rao said.
The other conservation success story in Nagaland is banning indiscriminate hunting of Amur Falcons at Doyang reserve in Wokha district.
The initiative won accolades from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Convention on Migratory Species and Animals.
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