Meghalaya hosts workshop on carbon credit

Shillong: A three-day workshop-cum-training on forest certification and carbon credit began at Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere here on Monday. It is being organised by the state forest and environment department in collaboration with the Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF), New Delhi.
A statement issued by the forest department said, “The objective of the workshop is to sensitise the participants about forest certification, carbon credit and other standards, such as ecotourism, quality planting material and trees outside forest, developed or under the process of development by the NCCF.”
Addressing the gathering, state chief secretary DP Wahlang emphasised the significant learning opportunities within the field of forest management and underscored the universal importance of forests, whether at the national or state level.
The chief secretary highlighted the autonomy granted by the Centre to the states in managing forests, acknowledging the challenges faced, such as significant forest cover loss that necessitated intervention from the Centre.