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Natural Climate Solutions: Building a Sustainable Future for India
The Centre's Knowledge and Training Programme, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), focused on advancing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) to address pressing environmental challenges in India. With issues like climate change vulnerability and land degradation threatening both ecosystems and communities, NCS offers an innovative approach to support climate resilience while balancing ecological conservation with developmental goals. What Are Natural Climate Solutions?
Natural Climate Solutions are strategies that leverage nature’s processes—such as afforestation, soil conservation, and ecosystem restoration—to capture carbon and support biodiversity. These approaches integrate the ecosystem services model, ensuring that climate action goes hand in hand with protecting natural resources, creating sustainable livelihoods, and enhancing local resilience.
Programme Goals and Actions:
The Knowledge and Training Programme is committed to building capacity and awareness among policymakers, researchers, and environmental practitioners around NCS principles. The programme encourages a shift toward sustainable forest management practices and climate-smart development by combining scientific insights with practical solutions. Its efforts align with a vision of resilience and well-being for both people and nature.
Engagement across States
To foster collaboration, the programme has organized roundtable discussions with state forest departments across 16 states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. These discussions have brought together district-level officers, senior officials, and other key stakeholders to address state-specific environmental challenges and share best practices. The roundtables serve as a platform for learning and collaboration, ensuring that NCS initiatives are responsive to local conditions and needs.
Through this comprehensive approach, the Knowledge and Training Programme aims to catalyse meaningful change, advancing sustainable practices that strengthen India’s ecosystems and communities.
Event: National Roundtable on Promoting Natural Climate Solutions in India
Date: November 11, 2024
Venue: TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI-SAS), Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Organized by the Emerson Centre of Excellence for Sustainability Studies, with support from The Nature Conservancy, the National Roundtable at TERI-SAS marked the culmination of regional dialogues held across 16 states and Union Territories. The event focused on advancing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) as a pivotal strategy for addressing climate change, conserving biodiversity, and enhancing livelihoods.
Through collaborative discussions and knowledge-sharing, the Roundtable explored innovative strategies and best practices for achieving India's climate and biodiversity targets. The dialogue underscored NCS's critical role in fostering sustainable development while supporting global and national climate objectives.
Natural Climate Solutions: Building a Sustainable Future for India
The Centre's Knowledge and Training Programme, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), focused on advancing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) to address pressing environmental challenges in India. With issues like climate change vulnerability and land degradation threatening both ecosystems and communities, NCS offers an innovative approach to support climate resilience while balancing ecological conservation with developmental goals. What Are Natural Climate Solutions?
Natural Climate Solutions are strategies that leverage nature’s processes—such as afforestation, soil conservation, and ecosystem restoration—to capture carbon and support biodiversity. These approaches integrate the ecosystem services model, ensuring that climate action goes hand in hand with protecting natural resources, creating sustainable livelihoods, and enhancing local resilience.
Programme Goals and Actions:
The Knowledge and Training Programme is committed to building capacity and awareness among policymakers, researchers, and environmental practitioners around NCS principles. The programme encourages a shift toward sustainable forest management practices and climate-smart development by combining scientific insights with practical solutions. Its efforts align with a vision of resilience and well-being for both people and nature.
Engagement across States
To foster collaboration, the programme has organized roundtable discussions with state forest departments across 16 states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. These discussions have brought together district-level officers, senior officials, and other key stakeholders to address state-specific environmental challenges and share best practices. The roundtables serve as a platform for learning and collaboration, ensuring that NCS initiatives are responsive to local conditions and needs.
Through this comprehensive approach, the Knowledge and Training Programme aims to catalyse meaningful change, advancing sustainable practices that strengthen India’s ecosystems and communities.
Event: National Roundtable on Promoting Natural Climate Solutions in India
Date: November 11, 2024
Venue: TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI-SAS), Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Organized by the Emerson Centre of Excellence for Sustainability Studies, with support from The Nature Conservancy, the National Roundtable at TERI-SAS marked the culmination of regional dialogues held across 16 states and Union Territories. The event focused on advancing Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) as a pivotal strategy for addressing climate change, conserving biodiversity, and enhancing livelihoods.
Through collaborative discussions and knowledge-sharing, the Roundtable explored innovative strategies and best practices for achieving India's climate and biodiversity targets. The dialogue underscored NCS's critical role in fostering sustainable development while supporting global and national climate objectives.