long epic trip<\/a><\/strong> to North East part of India. Khonoma is known for being the venue of first forest conservation in Nagaland. Well conserved and sustainable ecosystem of Khonoma has many admirers.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Khonoma is known as a green village? There is an interesting story behind why Khonoma is known as a green village. Earlier, the residents of Khonoma used to do a lot of hunting. Cutting down of trees in the jungles around Khonoma was also rampant. This resulted in damage to ecology, biodiversity and environment here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When was Khonoma declared as Green village? It was in the year 1998 when the hunting of animals and birds along with cutting of any tree in the jungles was firmly banned in Kohima. Many wise elders and experienced hunters took this decision to save the local ecology. It had become a widespread practise here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khonoma green village project was put into practise so that such ill practised could be kept under check. Khonoma nature conservation and tragopan sanctuary also emerged during such times when the Angami society when through several changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I feel that many locals still do it on the sly because I saw several men carrying birds to shoot birds in the Naga villages of Hong Phui, Longwa, Mon and even in the Ziro village<\/strong> of Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n