SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Biodiversity Council (J&KBC) today conducted a stakeholders consultation meeting for developing Local Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (LBSAP) for Smart City, Srinagar at Conference Hall of Forest Complex Lal Chowk, here.
The LBSAP enables the city to build resilience and mainstream biodiversity conservation into urban planning solutions. The LBSAP of Srinagar is being developed by ICLEI South Asia through the BMU supported Interact Bio project.
The J&K Biodiversity Council has already released the City Biodiversity Index (CBI) for Jammu and Srinagar Smart Cities.
The information on native biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by the biodiversity and its management by the city administration as given in City Biodiversity Index will be utilized in developing LBSAP which is an important document on Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for city administration (Srinagar Municipal Corporation) to implement biodiversity conservation and action.
Speaking at the inaugural, Asaf Mehmood Sagar, Additional PCCF & Member Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Biodiversity Council apprised the participants about the constitution of J&K Biodiversity Council, its mandate, achievements and the background of the stakeholders consultation meeting.
