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4. Wildlife Management including

Bio-Diversity and Conservation

of Wetlands

Outcomes

Wildlife Management:

1) Adopting landscape based management approach in wildlife

conservation
2) Synergy between biodiversity & wetland conservation for

wildlife management
3) State/UTs to seek funds for all species identified under

species recovery programme
4) Adoption of best practices for the mitigation of the Human
Wildlife conflict

5) Involvement of stakeholders including local communities in
wildlife conservation.

Bio-Diversity:

1) States/ UTs to take a proactive approach by supporting
measures to strengthen SBBs and UTBCs

2) States/ UTs to complete the preparation of PBRs and to
support the transition to e-PBRs

3) States/ UTs to expedite the submission of shapefiles of
Recorded Forest Areas (RFAs) and Protected Areas (PAs) in
required formats.

4) Only 14 States/ UTs have declared BHS, remaining to declare
more such sites.

5) States/UTs to assist in identifying potential OECM sites.
6) NBA/ SBBs/ UTBCs to work in close coordination to ensure

knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Conservation of Wetlands:

1) States/UTs to expedite the preparation of IMPs for all Ramsar
sites and priority wetlands

2) Follow up of recommendations SAHBHAGITA workshop as per
SoP.

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