Northeast Green Summit passes ‘conservation’ baton to Assam govt

The number of recommendations made by experts from different fields in the three-day 6thNortheast Green Summitheld here will be summed up and handed over to theAssam governmentfor follow-up action, NITSilchardirector Sivaji Bandyopadhyay said.

The summit which ended on Thursday evening adopted several recommendations for harnessing the economic potential of eco Services, and wildlife conservation in the northeast region and using sustainable technologies in a post-Covid world.

One of the sessions underlined the need for sustainable technological solutions to decompose masks and other accessories being used during the Covid-19 pandemic, while another pointed to the “lack of political will” to save the Environment by strictly enforcing laws.

Union minister of state for environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who was the chief guest on the concluding day of the summit, warned against disturbing nature.