At National level, a national HWC Mitigation Forum will be established for overall coordination and guidance, for implementation at the national level. Representatives from all relevant divisions/ departments/ agencies of MoEFCC at the national level shall be part of the Forum. The Forum will also guide and facilitate the development of HWC-SAPs and their monitoring. The Forum, in the long run, will guide the MoEFCC and other key ministries and actors, in developing and implementing policies, processes, procedures and protocols, for effective and efficient HWC mitigation in India. The Forum will provide inputs on HWC mitigation to the Director of Wildlife Preservation, MoEFCC, Government of India.
The HWC Mitigation Forum will facilitate and steer two special sub-groups: a multi-stakeholder sub-group to facilitate a wider dialogue among key stakeholders, and a sub-group of the Chief Wildlife Wardens on experience-sharing towards implementing the state-level HWC-SAPs using a common framework and approach.
The HWC Mitigation Forum will also facilitate and steer the following Working Groups, for coordinating technical work on key issues: