Meghalaya has brought nearly one lakh hectares of forests and natural landscapes under active protection and monitoring through afforestation programmes and its Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) initiative, officials announced on World Environment Day.
Meghalaya has launched a Green Deposit Scheme to curb plastic pollution in high-footfall eco-tourism destinations, reinforcing the State’s push for sustainable tourism and stronger waste management.
The Dorbar Shnong of Mawlynnong, under Raid Lyngkhat in Khyrim Syiemship, has announced that the village — celebrated across Asia for its cleanliness and growing popularity as a leading eco-tourism destination — will remain closed to tourists and visitors on Sundays starting January 2026.
Meghalaya’s iconic Living-Root Bridges(LRB), grown from the aerial roots of Ficus elastica by the Khasi and Jaintia communities, are not only a marvel of indigenous engineering but also an increasingly important site for ecotourism.
The Hynniewtrep Youths' Council (HYC) has issued a public appeal to tourists visiting Sohra and the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region to preserve the natural beauty and delicate ecosystem of the area.
Shillong, Sept 5: Meghalaya has launched a first-of-its-kind training programme to prepare 100 rural youth from East Khasi Hills as professional Nature Guides, aiming...
