All the stake holders have to take initiative to address the problem of climate change which has started to create disasters across the globe affecting humans said APCCF and member Secretary of Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (MPSDB) R Sreenivasa Murthy while addressing media persons at the media workshop by MPSDB on Wednesday.
Murthy said that bio diversity in shrinking which is serious concern but measures regarding the shrinking biodiversity is not sufficient and would require more attention. laws and act are there and efforts to restore and conserve the ecology are the need of the hour and only awareness could help in achieving this objective.
He further added that the year 2017 has been declared as Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism. Amarkantak and Patalkot have been declared Biodiversity heritage sites. Access Benefit Sharing in which part of income is deposited with Biodiversity Management Committee is a good practice and should be done across the state without fail.
With the aim to promote conservation of local seeds Beej Yatra has been started from May 2 and would cover 35 districts in 55 days.
Manager Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Bakul lad said that the conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use of bio-resources and equitable and benefitting sharing are important.
Components which make bio diversity are important and have to be taken care of to maintain it. It is important to maintain in-situ conservation. lack of awareness is harming the environment as people are not aware of the harms of fire at farms and forest.