SHILLONG: The Sacred Groves at Mawphlang will soon be declared as the first bio diversity heritage site in the State.
During a function to celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity, Secretary, Meghalaya Biodiversity Board (MBB), D. Sathyan said that the Sacred Groves will be declared as biodiversity heritage site this year.
Sathyan presented a report on the MBB and said that India is one of the mega diversity countries in the world and Meghalaya is the key area for biodiversity conservation due to the high species diversity and level of endemism in the state.
