In a bid to sustain our endangered forests and wildlife, World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on March 3. In our country the day is also celebrated with great significance. We are all aware that the world’s wildlife count and sustainability are diminishing significantly since the past decade. Our country is no exception to that as well.
The government and influentials should scale up efforts to conserve forests and forest species, and to support and listen to the voices of forest communities. This year’s theme on World Wildlife Day is based on, "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet" as a way to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally, and particularly of Indigenous and local communities with historic ties to forested and forest-adjacent areas.
The government should scale up efforts to
conserve forests and forest species, and to
support and listen to the voices of forest communities
In that quest, the government along with a dedicated wildlife department should have policies to manage all wildlife resources, and this includes plants, soil, water, air and animals from every part of the country. In areas with native populations, the people should be included in a partnership with management and every field activity when it comes to village forestry.
The indigenous people from the village should serve as labourers, which will enhance their socio-economic aspect. All the wildlife sanctuary, national parks, marine parks, migratory routes of birds and marine animals etc should be monitored closely and managed by the dedicated department so that no one can harm these wildlife resources.
Therefore, not only on World Wildlife Day but throughout the year our government’s aim should be to promote forest and forest wildlife management practices that are comprehensive of human well being in both cultural and economic ways. We need to act urgently to save our wildlife and forest ecosystems with a distinct department, which will be specifically designated for this resolution.
