AGARTALA, Dec 17 (TIWN): A training program has organized by Tripura Forest Dept at Gandhigram Hati Para.

The training was focuses on deforestation and women's participation in environmental development.

Deforestation substantially contributes to accelerated changes in global climates and robs the world of irreplaceable biodiversity, experts said. Moreover, women's participation in environmental development is currently impeded by many factors such as problems of land tenure and ownership.

In order to have a balance between greater productivity and environmental protection, policymakers should ensure that agricultural and forestry extension services are designed incorporating a balanced gender perspective, including women's full participation in decision-making fora, and building upon their knowledge of community concerns, a forest dept official said.