Launch Workshop of ROJB

Theme: Northeastern Regional Workshop on Jhum Management and Ecological Stewardship

Workshop Details

Organised by:

Resource Organisation for Jhum and Biodiversity (ROJB), Nagaland and Nagaland

Forest Management Project (NFMP) Society, Nagaland

Knowledge Partner

Intellecap Advisory Services Private Limited, Project Management Consultant, NFMP

Workshop Objectives

  • Collective dialogue: bring EAP leaders, state agencies representatives and research institutions into a shared discussion on how ROJB can coordinate future rural-development and natural-resource programmes.
  • Good-practice curation: identify proven models and investment tools from past and current projects, then determine how ROJB will adopt, adapt and scale them to suit local contexts.
  • Emerging mechanisms: explore cutting-cdge approaches such as payments for ccosystem services, biodiversity credits and the integration of state climate-action plans with existing interventions.
  • Actionable learning: translate lessons learned into stronger, more inclusive investment pipclines for community devclopment, natural-resource management and sustainable livelihoods under the ROJB umbrella.

Workshop Schedule

DayTimeSession
Day 110:30 am – 11:30 amInaugural Session (Launch of ROJB)
11:30 am – 12:00 pmNetworking Break
12:00 pm – 1:30 pmTechnical Session 1 – Jhum in Transition: Realities, Risks and Solutions
1:30 pm – 2:30 pmLunch Break
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmTechnical Session 2 – Biodiversity and Shifting Cultivation: Indigenous and Adaptive Strategies for conservation
Day 29:00 am – 10:15 amTechnical Session 3 – Innovations for Sustainable Livelihoods in Jhum Landscapes
10:15 am – 11:30 amTechnical Session 4 – From Fragmented Efforts to Integrated Action: ROJB as a Regional Catalyst
11:30 am – 12:15 pmValedictory Session