On 13th of August 2020, TERRE team member has visited the school named as All Saint Schools, Bakalia district of Assam. This visit was followed with an Interaction with the school teachers regarding the need of environmental education and awareness among the students and the available sources for the same. The interaction was followed with a small demo on TERRE Olympiad exam and current environmental status to make student more aware regarding different environmental aspects like wildlife, biodiversity conservation, Watershed Development and different ecosystem.
Mr. Sudhir Shrivastav (Chairman MPCB), was the key speakers of the virtual event. the event was followed with the guidance and experience of other main speakers as Mr. A. A. Shingare (IAS Member Secretary, MPCB), Dr. V. M. Motghare(Joint Director, MPCB). Dr Vinitaa Apte (TERRE Policy Centre), Dr SandipSalvi (Chest Research and Training Pvt. Ltd), Ms Tejashri Joshi, (Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd), Mr AtulSanghal, (Emergent Venture India) were also invited as a guest speaker for the event.
"Nature has given many things to humans to make summers bearable. Fruits that keep the body cool, trees that provide plenty of shade. But the animals and birds around us suffer a lot from the heat of the sun. We should fulfill our responsibility of providing them with water and shade. We should also protect the branches of trees and keep water in the windows. Only then the animals and birds will remain healthy. Let's reduce the temperature of the earth. Let's conserve the trees..!!"
TERRE Policy Centre organized a tree distribution drive in Dandeli, Karnataka, where they distribute...