28th meeting of the reconstituted Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Society was held at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CaSFOS), Coimbatore

28th meeting of the reconstituted Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Society was held at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CaSFOS), Coimbatore

¨     28th meeting of the reconstituted Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Society was held at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CaSFOS), Coimbatore.

¨     The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, who is the President of the WII Society.

¨     The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

¨     WII serves as India’s national centre for wildlife research, training, and advisory support.

¨     The meeting was the first after the reconstitution of the WII Society for a three-year tenure.

¨     The tenure of the previous members ended in April 2026.

¨     The reconstituted Society includes both nominated and ex-officio members.

¨     The meeting discussed aligning WII’s research, training, and policy-support framework with the vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047.

¨     Key institutional priorities include human–wildlife conflict mitigation, technology-driven wildlife management, and capacity building.

¨     The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

¨     The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the administrative ministry of WII.