Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired the 27th meeting of the G.B. Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development in New Delhi on October 15, 2026. The meeting was attended by Secretary MoEFCC Shri Narendra Bhooshan, Director General (Forests) and Special Secretary MoEFCC Shri Santosh Tewari, other senior officials of the Ministry, and members of the G.B. Pant Society.
During the meeting, Shri Yadav emphasized the importance of access and benefit-sharing rights and People's Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) in improving the livelihoods of native villagers in the Himalayan ecosystem and contributing to its larger welfare. He highlighted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, there has been a concerted focus on developing a policy framework that balances ecological security with sustainable socio-economic growth in the Indian Himalayan Region by 2047.
The Minister released four publications that add to the knowledge repository of the institute's work: (1) Biodiversity and its Conservation practices for Bhagirathi Eco-sensitive Zone, (2) Gangotri Glaciated System, (3) E-PBR Governance for the Indian Himalayan Region, and (4) Ramsar Wetlands of the Indian Himalayan Region.
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