Arunachal Governor stresses need to strengthen biodiversity conservation

October 22, 2026 5:21 PM

Arunachal Governor stresses need to strengthen biodiversity conservation

Arunachal Pradesh Governor K T Parnaik on Thursday stressed the need to integrate traditional knowledge with scientific research to strengthen biodiversity conservation in the state. Parnaik made the remark when State Biodiversity Board Chairman Hawa Bagang called on him at Lok Bhavan here, an official communique said. The state's indigenous communities possess generations of wisdom about forests, medicinal plants, wildlife, sacred groves and sustainable resource use, he said. The governor ad...

Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with security

November 12, 2025 10:22 AM

Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with security

Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the U.N. compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's U.N. climate summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil. Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying, "Our land is not...