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World Sustainable Development Summit, Pledging Leadership for the Future
World Sustainable Development Summit, Pledging Leadership for the Future
On January 31, 2020, at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), 85 students presented a "Youth Declaration on Climate Action." The document served as a collective call for heads of state to prioritize aggressive climate strategies, emphasizing that global environmental challenges require unified, multi-entity solutions.
Key Details:
Key Details:
The Culmination: The declaration was the final result of the Youth Climate Conclave, a three-day intensive program focused on awareness and policy deliberation.
High-Level Presence: The event featured representatives from the Ministry of Environment (MoEF&CC), the European Union, and UNEP, alongside leadership from TERI.
Strategic Collaboration: The initiative was organized by the EU, GIZ, TERI, and CEEW as part of the SPIPA project, supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The presentation underscored the youth's role as essential stakeholders in bridging the gap between global policy and urgent ecological action.
The Kanha-Pench Walk: Reconnecting with the Wild.
The Kanha-Pench Walk: Reconnecting with the Wild.
In November 2015, a diverse group of 40 completed a 100km trek through the forest corridors connecting the Kanha and Pench tiger reserves. Organized to raise awareness for wildlife habitats outside protected areas, the seven-day journey offered participants a rare, tech-free immersion into India's rich biodiversity.
Key Highlights:
Key Highlights:
Expert Guidance: Hikers were accompanied by veteran wildlifers, forest guards, and WWF-India’s Satpuda-Maikal Landscape team.
Wildlife Encounters: The group sighted a leopard and observed signs of sloth bears, gaurs, and tigers.
Cultural Exchange: Participants visited tribal villages to learn about harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Personal Impact: For many, like participant Akshat, the experience served as a vital lesson in how all elements of an ecosystem are interconnected, from a blade of grass to large mammals.
The expedition concluded with the team emerging stronger, having traded urban comforts for a deep, firsthand understanding of conservation and the natural world.
Young Thinkers' Conclave
Young Thinkers' Conclave
The Young Thinkers' Forum (YTF) is a group of young intellectuals and thought leaders based in Madhya Pradesh. We aim to muster and nurture the bright, young and intellectual thinkers of the India. Our objective is to condition and harness the immense untapped potential of the youth for societal, environmental and national development by creating holistic solutions through their novel perspectives. We believe that initiating brainstorming on contemporary challenges at each socio-economic level will align us towards our goals.
Earth Hour by WWF-India
Earth Hour by WWF-India
Earth Hour is a global environmental movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), where millions of people, businesses, and landmarks across 190+ countries switch off non-essential electric lights for one hour—from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM local time—as a symbolic act of commitment to the planet.
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