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12 • Workshop Process along with the state governments of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir. In response to a strong need to initiate the development of PSL in India, on 18 th February 2004, a workshop organized at the Nature Conservation Foundation office in Mysore, led to the formulation of the Concept Paper of PSL, which was finalized after significant contributions from the Chief Wildlife Wardens of all the five states (Chapter 1). This concept paper calls for the formulation of a scientifically sound and socially responsible wildlife conservation strategy in the high altitudes that is developed and implemented in a truly participatory manner by involving the State and Central Governments, representatives of the local communities, and conservation, science and development NGOs. Between 2004 and 2005, NCF-ISLT organized state-level workshops in each of the five states, which saw the participation of the cross-section of the forest and wildlife departments, from front-line staff to the Hon’ble state Forest Ministers in many cases. The main objectives of the statelevel workshops were to assist the respective forest and wildlife departments in identifying the regions within each state that would fall under the purview of the PSL, articulating the constraints they currently face in conserving high altitude wildlife, and their expectations from the PSL (Appendix 1). Detailed discussions were held on the administrative, financial, ecological and other constraints that the forest and wildlife departments faced in managing high altitude wildlife. This was followed by discussions on the limitations of the present protected area network and management approaches in effectively conserving high altitude wildlife. Strategy elements to address these issues under the PSL were subsequently discussed. The discussions concluded with deliberations on some details of the PSL that would ensure effective biodiversity conservation, generate high quality scientific information, and address human resource development needs of the forest and wildlife department personnel. The state-level workshops also recognized the important need of discussing the PSL strategy and action plan, once drafted, with representatives of local communities and other important stakeholders, and accommodating their concerns. In all states a core group was formed with up to six representatives of the forest and wildlife departments, including the Chief Wildlife Warden, and three from NCF-ISLT, for co-ordinating follow-up activities. Each state-group was also responsible for drafting the state workshop reports. The state-level workshop in Jammu & Kashmir took place on 23 rd - 24 th December 2004, in Jammu. During this workshop, the Hon’ble Forest Minister and the Wildlife Department of the state had expressed state’s wish to host the National Workshop, where representatives from all the five state governments could discuss the modalities of PSL with the MoEF, assisted by conservation scientists from leading institutions such as WII and NCF. A proposal was then drafted jointly by the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu & Kashmir, and the NCF-ISLT, and submitted to MoEF, which agreed to support the national workshop.
Towards Project Snow Leopard • 13 Objectives of the National Workshop The main objectives of the national workshop were as follows: 1. 2. 3. To enable experience sharing between the five high altitude states and the MoEF regarding the issues in high altitude wildlife conservation and the need for PSL. To formulate a draft document on PSL. To make a set of recommendations to the MoEF regarding the PSL, including the setting up of a national committee to draft the PSL Strategy and Action Plan, and follow-up the process to completion. Workshop Structure The national workshop in Leh, chaired by the Union Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India, Thiru A. Raja, and hosted by the Hon’ble Minister for Housing, Urban Development, and & Forests, Jammu and Kashmir, Jenab Tariq Hameed Karra, saw the participation of leading members of the state polity and the top officials of the MoEF including the Director General (DG) of Forests as well as the Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG) of Forests, Government of India (Appendix 2, 3). In addition to the Principal Chief Conservators of Forests (PCCF) of Jammu & Kashmir and Uttaranchal, the five states were represented by their Chief Wildlife Wardens (CWLW) and senior officers of the forest and wildlife departments. Leading scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India, the Nature Conservation Foundation, and the International Snow Leopard Trust, assisted in guiding the workshop, which also saw the participation of several NGOs and the defence forces (Appendix 3). Inaugural session The inaugural session of the national workshop comprised of remarks and addresses in support of PSL by the dignitaries and organizers (Chapter 3). After the welcome address by Shri Najamus Saqib, IAS, Commissioner Secretary to Jammu & Kashmir Government Forest Department, Dr. Charudutt Mishra, Executive Director, Nature Conservation Foundation, gave a background to the concept and process of the PSL. Shri I. A. Khan, IFS, PCCF Jammu & Kashmir, then emphasized the urgent need for PSL, and offered all possible support. In the following address, Shri J.C. Kala, DG Forests and Special Secretary to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, while expressing the MoEF’s support for PSL, emphasized the important need to engage and partner with local communities under PSL. Shri Tsering Dorje, the Hon’ble CEC, Ladakh Hill Development Council, Ladakh, again emphasized the involvement of local communities in PSL, and requested that management of human-wildlife conflicts in the high altitudes be accorded high priority under PSL. In his address, Shri Rigzin Jora, the Hon’ble Minister for Power Development, Industries and Commerce, Jammu & Kashmir, emphasized on the importance of generating conservation awareness, the need to manage human-wildlife conflicts, and the importance of promoting human
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