7th India-Japan Joint Working Group Meeting on Forests held at Bengaluru

India, Sept. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The 7th Meeting of the India-Japan Joint Working Group (JWG) on cooperation in the field of forests was held in Bengaluru, on 8th September 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Additional Director General (Forests), MoEFCC, Government of India, while the Japanese delegation was led by Mr. Shimizu Kotaro, Deputy Director General, Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan.

The meeting deliberated on three key areas of cooperation. Under Tree Outside Forests (TOFs), both sides shared experiences on assessment, management and genetic improvement of tree resources outside forests. Forest Genetics was discussed...