Arunachal Pradesh and WWF-India to develop State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.

Why in news?

• Recently , Arunachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (APSBB) inks a pact with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)- India to develop, the State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (SBSAP) in New Delhi during a meeting presided by the State Environment and Forest Minister Mama Natung.
• The action plan involves multi-stakeholder consultations and a participatory approach which develops an inclusive action plan to secure nature’s contribution to people.
• The SBSAP will align with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD)’s Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and Arunachal Pradesh’s recent Pakke Declaration.

About Pakke Declaration:

• The Arunachal Pradesh state cabinet on November 17 2021, adopted the ‘Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh’, which aims to promote ‘climate-resilient development’ in the state.
• The ‘Pakke Declaration’ focuses on a multi-sectoral approach to low-emission and climate-resilient development based on five broad themes or Panch Dharas (environment, forest and climate change; health and wellbeing of all; sustainable and adaptive living; livelihoods and opportunities; and evidence generation and collaborative action).