The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Wednesday discussed the use of modern technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), artificial intelligence (AI), drones, radio telemetry and predictive analytics, to strengthen the country's response to human-wildlife conflict, as the Centre looks to adopt more technology-driven approaches to reduce increasing encounters between people and wildlife.
The meeting, chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, focused on measures to strengthen prevention, mitigation and long-term coexistence between humans and wildlife. Members of Parliament, senior ministry officials, Principal Chief Conservators of Forests (PCCFs) and Chief Wildlife Wardens from participating states attended the deliberations.
