Dimapur, July 9 (EMN): In a significant move towards combating the climate change and conserving the environment, the Rengma Village Council Chairman Forum (RVCCF) has resolved to adopt a “Green Development Pathway” for Tseminyu district by setting up community conservation areas in all the villages. The resolution was passed during the forum’s half-yearly meeting at Tseminyu New Town (district headquarters) on Saturday with an objective to leverage the current climate agenda into the development trajectory of the district. Tseminyu, which officially became a separate administrative unit in February this year, will become the first “green district” in Nagaland if the conservation movement is successfully implemented in all the villages as planned. RCVVF president Kegwasing Keppen, who chaired the meeting, told the gathering that ‘community conservation will go a long way on creating an environmentally sustainable development pathway for the Rengma community and Tseminyu district’, according to an update. The district currently has 39 recognised villages and three unrecognised villages spread across seven ranges with a total area of approximately 500 sq km, and forest green cover accounting for 70% (250-300 sq km) of the total geographical area, it was informed. As part of the resolution, all villages in the seven...