Union Environment Minister inaugurates WWF Global Conservation Conference

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, today inaugurated the Global Conservation Conference of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at Jaipur. Dignitaries present during the inauguration ceremony included Additional Director General (Wildlife), MoEFCC, Ramesh Pandey; Head of Forest Force and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Rajasthan, Arijit Banerjee; Chief Conservation Officer at WWF-International, Shri Daudi Samba; and, CEO of WWF-India, Ravi Singh.

Shri Yadav emphasized the need of conservation of grasslands along with woodlands and wetlands. He shared India’s approach towards conservation of grassland-based mega herbivores and informed the gathering about the ongoing conservation programmes on one-horned rhinoceros and the wild water buffalo. He concluded his address by giving a call to the wildlife conservationists to come together not only to reflect, but to move forward, learn from what works, and turn it into action. (UPDATED ON 21ST SEPTMBER 2026)