Declared organic in 2016, Sikkim’s transformation has won international acclaim, including the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Future Policy Gold Award in 2018.
Currently, only 17.6 per cent of land and inland waters and 8.4% of ocean and coastal areas are within documented protected and conserved zones.
Despite significant steps forward on indigenous representation and a potential billion-dollar fund for biodiversity, the 16th Conservation of Parties (COP16) summit in Colombia concluded in discord. Developing countries left frustrated as rich nations failed to deliver on their funding promises.
The growth in solar energy is already impacting fossil fuel consumption. India’s coal-fired power output experienced annual declines of 4.9% and 5.8% respectively.
Farmers from areas like Hoshiarpur, Ropar, Mohali, Pathankot, and Nawanshahr are now benefiting from a Rs 45-crore pilot project that rewards them for planting and maintaining trees on their agricultural lands.
The Kham River Restoration Initiative, led by EcoSattva in partnership with Varroc Industries and the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, is more than a river cleanup—it is a complete ecological and social transformation.
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