Students and others during the National Environment Awareness Campaign Programme (NEAC 2013-14) at Little Angels School, Dimapur on February 12.
Dimapur, February 12 (MExN): “Indigenous people such as that of a Naga society and other local communities have a vital role in environmental management and development because of their rich experienced knowledge and traditional practices. State Government should recognize and duly support their identity, culture and interest and enable their effective participation in the achievement of bio-diversity conservation.”
This was taught to students during a National Environment Awareness Campaign Programme (NEAC 2013-14) at Little Angels School, 3rd Mile, Dimapur held on February 12. Development Action Network (DAN) in collaboration with Nagaland Pollution Control Board and Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi carried out the programme.
The main theme of the programme was “biodiversity conservation: traditional and cultural practices in the context of Naga society.” Atoholi Jimo, Director of the DAN and other resource persons from Pro Rural Organization animated the programme. Altogether 50 students participated in the programme.
The students were told about the traditional and cultural practices of conserving bio-diversity in the Naga society context. It is the native land ethics not to take more than one’s need of the land can provide. They also further shared the richness of bio-diversity affecting the well-being of human as a whole.
Based on the theme, the resource persons spoke on the basics of biodiversity and the importance of conserving diverse biological lives with specific reference to local scenario such as livelihood, health, social life, economy, ecological, cultural, educational and aesthetic values etc. It further pointed out that, “Nature is to be respected as God’s gift and it is the human’s responsibility to take good care of it.”
