Preserving Arunachal Pradesh's natural environment is crucial for several compelling reasons. The state's remarkable biodiversity, marked by lush forests and clean rivers, supports a diverse array of rare flora and fauna. Continuous discoveries of new species underline its significance as a vital ecological hotspot.
The importance of preserving this environment lies in maintaining a stable ecological balance. Biodiversity sustains ecosystems by facilitating interactions that support life. Taking action now can ensure the survival of these species and the overall health of the environment.
Beyond ecological stability, Arunachal Pradesh's healthy environment provides ecosystem benefits, serving as carbon sinks that mitigate climate change. It also prevents soil erosion, habitat loss, and natural disasters. Moreover, the region's natural beauty holds immense cultural value for indigenous communities whose traditions are closely linked to the environment. The state's indigenous populations rely on forests and rivers for livelihoods and spiritual well-being. Preserving the environment is thus integral to respecting and safeguarding their cultural heritage for future generations.
Additionally, Arunachal Pradesh's rich biodiversity offers potential for ecotourism. Sustainable practices can enhance local economies, promote environmental awareness, and contribute to conservation efforts. To address environmental challenges, initiatives like the 'Airgun Surrender Abhiyan' have been launched, encouraging residents to surrender firearms to combat illegal hunting and poaching.
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Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
chances of success are more as compared to enforced by outsiders. In a country as diverse as India, its steps taken at the local levels which will turn the tide in people’s mentality in nature conservation.
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
Like rest of India the wildlife protection act apply to Arunachal Pradesh too, but many times it does not translate on ground. But then the air gun surrender initiative being a more local driven one, its
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
But as per NimaT sering it used to be real uphill task to convince these Adi tribesmen to lay off their gun for the overall betterment of the nature since life’s expediencies mattered more to them than these subtle efforts at nature conservation.
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
since I too was partly involved in shooting down some fowls, pheasants etc at Mechuka forced by circumstances when for days together supply of fresh items like vegetables, fruits etc used to be snapped due to inclement weather with our only life line the ARC hepters resting at Doom Dooma instead of taking to the skies in our direction.
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
But with the air gun surrender phenomenon gaining traction in the coming months people have started noticing the change in the environment and its surroundings and its profound effect as a whole. Delayed rains, longer summers, which effect their crops have been the bane of tinkering of the nature by all of us. Nima Tsering my Ex company leader while narrating all these changes on the telephone brought me back to my days of tenure at this far flung frontier of India tinged with a sense of guilt
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
paper that this bird has been spotted at an altitude higher than its recorded perch in China. In other words the conservation efforts have started yielding results.
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
With areas like Mechuka, Tuting, Limeking etc well within the coniferous zone of forests of this state, it shows how well the initiative taken by Mama Natung has started showing its results even to an agency like BNHS (Bombay natural history society) which has given its stamp of approval by saying in so many words in its research
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
These three banded Rosefinch birds are using the high altitude coniferous forests of Arunachal Pradesh as a passage while migrating from China to Bhutan.
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
Arunachal Pradesh at an altitude of 3,852 meters above sea level. The three banded Rosefinch belongs to the family Fringillidae, which are seed eating passerine birds with a distinctly conical bill. The very fact that these seed eating Chinesebirds have started mushrooming goes to prove the efficacy of the air gun surrender ceremony which is in vogue nowadays in Arunachal Pradesh. These three banded Rosefinch birds are using the high altitude coniferous forests of Arunachal Pradesh as a passage
Sakthivel 1 year 3 months ago
Mondal published their findings in the latest issue of the journal ‘Indian Birds’. The new species of bird was found during an intensive survey of finches across the eastern Himalayas as part of an ongoing study which coincidentally has its survival attributed to air gun surrender ceremony. A male and female three banded Rosefinch were seen at Sela pass on the border between Tawang and west Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh at an