A National Workshop on "Advancing India's 30x30 Target through OECMs" was organized by Goa State Biodiversity Board in collaboration with National Biodiversity Authority, Government of India, and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), India, on 26-27 June 2024 in Goa.

 

Dr. P. Krishnan, Director, BOBP-IGO, participated as a panelist in the session and contributed to the deliberations on using fisheries OECMs (Other Effective Conservation Measures) as a promising alternative to meet the national targets on the extent of spatial conservation areas.

Mr. Aleixo Sequeira, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Goa, was the Chief Guest.

 

Dr. Vidya Athreya, WCS; Dr. C. Achalender Reddy, NBA; Dr. Ravindra Kumar, GIZ; Dr. Vishaish Uppal, WWF; Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, IUCN; and Mr. Raghu Kumar Kodali, MoEFCC, along with senior officials from across the country, were among the experts who participated in the deliberations.