The Nagaland State Biodiversity Board (NSBB), in partnership with the Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum (NCCAF), The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC) and the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), organised a community consultation on the Nagaland State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) on 3 September 2026 at Hotel Acacia, Dimapur.
Supongnukshi Ao (IFS), APCCF (Territorial), graced the occasion as the chief guest, along with Sidramappa M. Chalkapure (IFS), Member Secretary, NSBB.
Led by Heirang Lungalang, Chairperson, NCCAF, the consultation brought together 59 community leaders from 15 districts of the state. The participants actively contributed to the discussions and shared their knowledge, experiences, priorities and perspectives.
Nagaland is in the process of revising its SBSAP to align with India’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Nagaland prepared its first SBSAP in 2005. It was later revised and formally launched in May 2022, incorporating 12 National Biodiversity Targets in line with the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
The consultation focused on hearing community voices and gathering perspectives on strategies and action points relevant to Nagaland’s biodiversity. Discussions centred on four key themes: biodiversity conservation and management; restoration of degraded land and water bodies; sustainable use of and benefits from biodiversity; and participatory and inclusive decision-making.
Incorporating inputs from the consultation into the revised plan will help align it with the local knowledge, priorities and experiences of people dependent on the state’s biodiversity.
Two more consultations are planned in September 2026 with the Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, line departments, regional universities and sectoral experts.
The Nature Conservancy and its Indian affiliate, The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC), along with the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), have been working closely with NSBB to strengthen community-led conservation efforts in the state.