Guwahati, May 22 -- Reported by Bhadra Gogoi

Dimapur: Chairman of the Nagaland State Biodiversity Board (NSBB), Y. Kikheto Sema, on Friday said Nagaland witnessed a forest cover loss of about 794.88 sq km between 2013 and 2023, citing the India State of Forest Report (ISFR).

Speaking at the International Day for Biological Diversity 2026 observation at St. Xavier College, Jalukie, in Peren district, Sema, who is also the Principal Secretary of the Nagaland Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, highlighted the rich biodiversity of Nagaland.

He underscored the importance of partnership between the government and communities in biodiversity conservation, noting that more than 95% of land and forests in Nagaland belong to comm...