'Geeta is the most straightforward and easy summary of sustainable philosophy. That is why it is priceless not only for Indians but for the entire humanity.'

It all depends on how you grasp it from the shlokas of Bhagvadgeeta. When I read Geeta and start dialogue in my inner mind, I think the universe and the nature is still giving us endlessly and the people are continuing to destroy the nature endlessly. Normally people say that Bhagvadgeeta tells us to keep unpolluted air by performing yadnyas, but year after year because of the greed we have destroyed all the nature. Instead of performing yadnyas, we are utilising those wood for furnishing our houses , buildings and for the development. In ancient days, forests are like the habitat of GOD. So in the new era if we want to behave as per Bhagvadgeeta we have to pay back the nature endlessly. That too, without expecting anything from our mother earth.

Secondly the famous quote of Geeta is “Everything is fair in love and war". Looking at the things and the climate change challenges, I feel that the Earth and the Nature has already announced the WAR against the development and the greedy nature of people. That's why, we are experiencing the abrupt natural calamities, forest fires, floods, earthquakes and unknown infected diseases. I feel that we have to deeply sensitize ourselves and others with the fact that nature is giving us warnings to save it by rectifying our selfish deeds and give back whatever the loss is occurred in these years. Don’t steal the Earth from your next generations, else there will be a war between the nature and human, where everything will be destroyed and the winner will be Nature.

Finally everyone should be happy forever :

Carbon Sink includes the successful outcomes of TERRE’s Urban Forestry Project, Warje including increase in green cover, oxygen level, biodiversity and ground water level. It also explains reduction in soil erosion and amount of absorption of carbon dioxide. The booklet further helps in identifying the benefits for local community through urban forestry. For Carbon Sink Booklet click on below link.

TERRE is happy to announce the release on SCCN Tool Kit and SCCN Water Guidelines, along with the launch of 'Carbon Neutral University Campus' initiative to align the educational campuses across world to UN Sustainable Development Goals!!!

The press conference was chaired by Dr. Vinitaa Apte, Founder Director TERRE ; Mr. Rajendra Shende, Chairman TERRE and Former Director UNEP ; Prof. Fred Dubee, Former Senior Advisor UN Global Compact and UNSG office and Zeyu Hu, USA Class of 2019 of Environment and Sustainability - Cornell University

This side event was a collaboration between TERRE Policy Centre, Nation Water Mission, Government of Jharkhand, Government of Puducherry, ICLEI South Asia and GIZ India. Dr. Vinitaa Apte presented the current status of drought region in Maharashtra State and explained how TERRE has been working in adaptation & mitigation of Climate change in these regions. TERRE also showed a short 3 minute film “Water for Life” on Watershed project of TERRE. The film was praised by all the committee members and participants. During the event, Dr. C V Dharma Rao, JS & Advisor, National Water Mission addressed Initiatives by National Water Mission for improving water use efficiency, Shri P. Parthiban, IAS, Secretary-cum-Chairman (PPCC) Govt of Puducherry talked about Beach Restoration Project under the Coastal Mission of Puducherry Union Territory Climate Action Plan, Mr. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary, Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia presented Integrated Urban Water Management and Mr Kirtiman Awasthi, Sr. Policy Advisor- Climate Change, GIZ India talked about Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessment at the District Level and Adaptation Technology Needs Assessment.