Gangtok’s LBSAP Emphasises Climate-Smart Development and Biodiversity Conservation

The city corporation of Gangtok has accepted the Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) developed by ICLEI South Asia under the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany.

The LBSAP envisions a prosperous Gangtok that focuses on climate-smart development, while ensuring the conservation of its cultural and ecological heritage. The city has also identified five focus areas: maintenance of forests and the ecosystem services they provide; promotion of urban agriculture for food security; maintenance and expansion of green spaces and avenue plantations; conservation of water resources; and awareness raising and capacity building. The LBSAP suggests both soft and hard measures to address the issues being faced in each of these focus areas.

Subuhi Parvez

Subuhi is a communications specialist based out of New Delhi, India. She handles digital marketing and communications for ICLEI's South Asia secretariat. Prior to this, Subuhi was a journalist and had worked with national and international media houses in different capacities. She studied journalism at International Centre for Journalists, Washington D.C after completing her bachelors in English Literature from Miranda House, University of Delhi.