Union Environment Minister chairs meeting of G.B. Pant Society

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav today chaired the 27th meeting of the G.B. Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development in New Delhi. Secretary, MoEFCC, Shri Narendra Bhooshan; Director General (Forests) and Special Secretary, MoEFCC, Santosh Tewari, other senior officials of the Ministry and members of the G.B. Pant Society attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Shri Yadav emphasized the importance of access and benefit-sharing rights and People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) in improving the livelihoods of native villagers in the Himalayan ecosystem and contributing to its larger welfare.

During the meeting, four publications were released, adding to the knowledge repository of the work undertaken by the institute. The publications cover biodiversity conservation practices in the Bhagirathi Eco-sensitive Zone, the Gangotri Glaciated System, e-PBR governance and Ramsar wetlands in the Indian Himalayan Region.(UPDATED ON 15TH OCTOBE 2026)