Nagaland Forest Management Project Grabs Prestigious SKOCH Award 2024

NEW DELHI: Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) was awarded the prestigious SKOCH Award 2024 during an award ceremony organized for national award winners as part of the 100th SKOCH Summit held at Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on 15th February 2025.

Ango Konyak, DCF (HQ) and Deputy Project Director, NFMP, along with Wennyei Konyak, Resident Commissioner Nagaland House, New Delhi, received the award on behalf of the Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (DEFCC), Government of Nagaland (GoN).

The NFMP is a project implemented by DEFCC, Government of Nagaland, which is assisted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project aims to improve forest ecosystems and support income generation by rehabilitating jhum areas and supporting livelihoods.

It focuses on sustainable forest and environmental conservation and improving livelihoods in targeted villages through need-based, village-specific interventions led by Joint Forest Management Committees.

The project period is from 2017 to 2027. It will cover 185 villages in 11 districts and 22 forest ranges. It will cover an area of 79,096 hectares under forest intervention and also aims to form 555 self-help groups under the livelihood component. The SKOCH Award stands as one of the highest independent honors bestowed upon states and organizations.

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