Union Environment Minister inaugurates Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict at WII-SACON, Coimbatore; launches National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal

India, July 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav today inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Human-Wildlife Conflict at Coimbatore. The inauguration was followed by a National Workshop on Human-Wildlife Conflict, bringing together senior policymakers, forest managers, scientists, researchers, technology experts and conservation practitioners from across the country to deliberate on effective strategies for mitigating human-wildlife conflict. The ceremony was graced by the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh.

Delivering the keynote address on the occasion, Shri Yadav observed that h...