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IDB 2018
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2018 was celebrated by Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board at Daporijo, Upper Subansiri district on 22nd May, 2018 with the theme “Celebrating 25 years of Action for Biodiversity”. The day long programme was organised with the full participation of the Biodiversity Management Committees of 23 villages in the district. The programme organised as the part of celebration are as follows;

1) Painting competition for Schools children:

Painting competition on the theme Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife, Aquatic Life, and Biodiversity Hotspot was organised at Iman Memorial Girls Academy, Daporijo on 21st May, 2018. For the competition students were categorised in the following group;

i). Sub-Junior category (Class III & IV)

ii). Junior category (Class V & VI)

iii). Senior Category (Class VII & VIII)

75 students from 11 schools participated in the competition. Prizes along with certificated and mementos to the winners and runner-up were given away on 22nd May, 2018. Participation certificates were also given to all the participants.

2) Inaugural session of IDB-2018:

The inaugural programme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2018 was held at Rijo Conference Hall, Daporijo. The Deputy Commissioner, Upper Subansiri district, Shri Danish Ashraf, IAS, attended the programme as Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Guest emphasized the need on conserving every single species. He also talked on the issues to mitigate the sustainable utility of the Bio-resources. Taking the examples of Biodiversity conservation by the Local communities in and around Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary, he requested the people of Daporijo to learn from them.

The Chairman, Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board, Sri Tapen Siga while speaking on the occasion requested the general public to keep on balance in utilising the bio-resources. He requested the local people to be a responsible citizen in maintaining the Biodiversity that will also help in promoting ecotourism and for their economic upliftment.

Sri Dusu Shra, IFS, Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board in his key note address briefed on the Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity Day all over the world and the motive of celebrating the day, since the inception of Convention on Biological Diversity.

This year Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board felicitated Mr. Mudang Challiang, Chairman, Biodiversity Management Committee, Hong Niitii, Ziro for achieving State Silver Medal-2017 for his contribution towards Biodiversity Conservation. Biodiversity Management Committee, Hong Niitii, Ziro was also felicitated for winning Indian Biodiversity Award, 2016.

The Chief Guest along with other dignitaries present in the occasion gave away the prizes of the Painting Competition among the School Children held at Iman Memorial Girls Academy on the eve of the Celebration.

More than 300 participants from 25 villages, HoDs of various departments in the districts, Forest officials, Biodiversity Activists, School Children and NGO representatives attended the programme.

3) Awareness Lecture series:

As a part of Celebration an awareness lecture series was also organised by the Board. Dr. Kenjum Bagra of APBB and Mr. Lobsang Tashi Thungon from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar delivered lecture on Biodiversity Conservation as Resource person. A wildlife documentary was also screened during the programme.

Peoples Biodiversity Registers

The Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR) is a document that records the diversity of species of flora, fauna, crops, livestock etc. The PBR focus on participatory documentation of local biodiversity, traditional knowledge and practices. They are seen as key legal documents in ascertaining the rights of local people over the biological resources and associated traditional knowledge.

Arunachal Pradesh is land of biological and cultural diversity. It is home of a large number of tribal groups, pursuing different kinds of nature based livelihoods. In addition, a large number of farming and fishing communities possesses traditional knowledge of varying degrees. The development of modern science and technologies notably biotechnology and information technologies have increased the value of biodiversity and associated knowledge including traditional knowledge. The growing importance of biodiversity, bio-resources and associated knowledge is fairly well understood. The first step towards conservation is sustainable utilization of biodiversity and its documentation.

In Arunachal Pradesh most of the tribal groups continue to depend on locally available biodiversity and bio-resources for their livelihoods. Such population who are directly dependent on local biological resources have, through their keen sense of observation, practices, and experimentation developed and established a body of knowledge that is passed on from generation to generation. Some are widespread traditional knowledge like cultivation practices; others are highly specialized such as bone setting or jaundice, which are generally passed only to close members of the family. The Peoples Biodiversity Registers is aimed to document flora and fauna of the particular locality along with the rich and unique indigenous knowledge system of the communities therein. 

The responsibility for preparation of PBR lies with Biodiversity Management Committee. 43 PBRs has been prepared by the end of March, 2017 and work on 33 PBRs is under progress. Board provides adequate training as well as technical support for the same.

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