The document outlines the structure and functions of Earth Clubs in schools as part of the Young Earth Leaders Programme. Key points include:
- Earth Clubs will be formed in classes 6-9 with two teacher mentors and 8 student leaders selected democratically based on interest.
- Club activities will take place over 9 months including monthly meetings and activities selected from the handbook during periods like art/craft.
- Roles include the headmaster overseeing the club, mentors attending training and supporting activities, and members participating in awareness, planting, celebrations and sharing experiences.
- Activities focus on hands-on experiences like planting, maintaining gardens, assemblies, displays and observing environmental days.
1) The document discusses biochar, its history and production methods. Various feedstocks can be used to produce different types of biochar.
2) Communities and local production of biochar using locally available materials is more sustainable than industrial approaches. Testing of biochar's effects on soil, plants and the environment is important.
3) Initial application of 1-3 kg of biochar per square meter shows benefits like increased soil quality, crop yields and carbon storage. Combining biochar with other amendments like compost maximizes these effects.
The document outlines the structure and functions of Earth Clubs in schools as part of the Young Earth Leaders Programme. Key points include:
- Earth Clubs will be formed in classes 6-9 with two teacher mentors and 8 student leaders selected democratically based on interest.
- Club activities will take place over 9 months including monthly meetings and activities selected from the handbook during periods like art/craft.
- Roles include the headmaster overseeing the club, mentors attending training and supporting activities, and members participating in awareness, planting, celebrations and sharing experiences.
- Activities focus on hands-on experiences like planting, maintaining gardens, assemblies, displays and observing environmental days.
1) The document discusses biochar, its history and production methods. Various feedstocks can be used to produce different types of biochar.
2) Communities and local production of biochar using locally available materials is more sustainable than industrial approaches. Testing of biochar's effects on soil, plants and the environment is important.
3) Initial application of 1-3 kg of biochar per square meter shows benefits like increased soil quality, crop yields and carbon storage. Combining biochar with other amendments like compost maximizes these effects.
GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS EFFECTS Climate Change Workshop for JournalistsSai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka
The document provides information on a workshop about global warming and its effects that was held in Hyderabad, India. It discusses the objectives of the workshop, key impacts of increased greenhouse gas concentrations, the growing coverage of climate-related stories in global media, temperature increases observed in recent decades, differences between weather and climate, human contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, and impacts of climate change on areas like agriculture, water resources, and human health that increase vulnerability. It also covers topics like adaptation, drought impacts and responses in India, climate change observation trends in India, and potential solutions like crop insurance, water conservation, and engaging school children in environmental monitoring.
This document provides a history of plastics and key developments in plastics technology. It describes important early plastics like celluloid, Bakelite, and nylon. It discusses innovators such as Charles Goodyear, Leo Baekeland, and Wallace Carothers. Key plastics like polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, and polycarbonate are also summarized. The document highlights the growing use of plastics in various applications over time from products to vehicles to space travel.
The document discusses the importance of investing in sustainability efforts to protect the planet. It outlines numerous environmental challenges facing the world, such as climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss. It then proposes solutions like transitioning to renewable energy, reducing waste, protecting natural habitats, and enacting sustainable policies. The document emphasizes that addressing issues like population growth, sustainable development, and environmental debt between generations is essential to achieving a sustainable future for the planet.
This document discusses the differences between weather and climate. Weather is short-term and variable, while climate describes average conditions over long periods of time. Climate is influenced by both abiotic factors like latitude and biotic factors like plant respiration. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere regulate the Earth's temperature and make it suitable for life. However, human activities like burning fossil fuels are increasing greenhouse gas levels and causing global warming, with impacts like rising sea levels and species migration. The document examines evidence of a warming trend from glacial retreat, tree rings, and earlier flowering dates, and explores which human activities emit the main greenhouse gases.
Climate change is causing more extreme weather events like monsoons and floods in Telangana, India. Higher average global temperatures and phenomena like La Niña and the Indian Ocean Dipole influence weather patterns. Telangana receives most of its rainfall from the southwest monsoon from June to September. Heat waves are also increasing, with temperatures sometimes reaching 47°C. High humidity exacerbates heat stress risks. Climate change adaptation efforts include cloud seeding, but cloudbursts can still cause flash floods. The IPCC and India's National Action Plan on Climate Change outline policies, but more urgent action is still needed to meet Paris Agreement goals.
This document outlines plans for the Earth Centers Alliance workshop. It discusses the vision of creating earth leaders and establishing a sustained network of mentors and leaders. International days related to environmental sustainability are listed. The workshop will include activities to share knowledge, skills, and projects. Plans are described to establish Earth Centers, communications channels, and annual events to recognize leaders and further the Alliance's goals.
This document outlines a program to educate children on environmental aspects and make them aware of their immediate environment through hands-on learning. It aims to establish Earth Research Centers that will train 150 students from each administrative region in various environmental topics like agriculture, soil science, water management, and more. The students will learn through demonstration projects and then help share their knowledge with local communities. They will be called "Earth Leaders" and belong to the "Earth Leaders for Environmental Management" group. The program involves identifying schools, training 10 students from each in 3-day batches on themes like water, soil, biodiversity, and more. It aims to provide greater social and environmental benefits locally and globally through empowering children to study and protect their environment
The document proposes establishing awards to recognize and encourage people from various categories who contribute to earth sustainability. The awards would recognize younger generations as well as those who have worked in the sector for a long time. All actions taken for earth sustainability are important, not just those that receive recognition. Experienced contributors would mentor newcomers, creating a sustained network. Standards for achieving recognition would be based on self-evaluation and proof of accomplishments. Many earth leaders are needed to ensure long-term sustainability.
The document summarizes key points from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report and highlights of the upcoming COP26 climate conference. It discusses the urgent need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The IPCC report finds that human influence has unequivocally warmed the planet and that impacts are intensifying. Immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed this decade to curb climate change risks. The COP26 conference aims to secure global commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.
This document provides guidance on integrity and being an earth leader. It aims to make people aware of integrity and what not to do through examples like danger signs on the side of the road. The purpose is to help people easily understand integrity so they can be the highest integrity leader on their life journey.
The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assesses the physical science of climate change. It finds that weather and climate events like extreme heat, heavy rainfall, fires and droughts are becoming more severe and frequent due to climate change. Carbon dioxide is the dominant cause of global warming under all emissions scenarios. The report highlights that the climate is rapidly changing due to human influence, with Arctic sea ice at its lowest level in over 150 years, rising sea levels, and declining glaciers. It concludes that halving emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 can stop global warming.
This document discusses seeds, cropping, and marketing in agriculture. It notes that seeds must be properly tested and certified to ensure quality and traceability. Spurious and low quality seeds can damage farmer incomes. The document also discusses factors that influence cropping patterns like climate and demand. Different cropping systems are mentioned, including monocropping, intercropping, and crop rotation. Finally, it outlines some key challenges for agricultural marketing like market information, infrastructure, storage, transportation, middlemen, and demand and supply dynamics.
The document proposes interventions and strategies to make critical infrastructure systems more resilient. It discusses making transportation systems like airports, roads, railways and waterways more resilient, as well as power, telecommunications, digital infrastructure, water supply, and health infrastructure. Some strategies proposed include improving standards and certification, risk identification and assessment, capacity building, innovation and emerging technologies, financing, and community-based and nature-based approaches. The overall aim is to strengthen implementation of global frameworks and improve coordination between stakeholders to enhance critical infrastructure resilience.
Importance of sustainable scientific harvesting practices of Minor Forest Pro...Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka
The document discusses sustainable harvesting practices of Minor Forest Products (MFPs) through conservation of the environment and biodiversity. It outlines that MFP collection can be less damaging than felling trees if done appropriately through scientific and local knowledge. However, over-exploitation from factors like lack of regeneration threaten species. Sustainable forest management aims to balance production and conservation without degrading the forest. The document proposes various solutions like leaving parts of plants during harvesting to encourage natural regeneration and controlling unsustainable practices.
This document outlines key aspects of an ideal way of life, organized into categories such as integrity, humanity, community, self life, and basic life functions. It emphasizes virtues like wisdom, harmony, equality, development, friendship, health, and security. The categories are analyzed by Dr. N Sai Bhaskar Reddy and are meant to define a down-to-earth yet principled approach to living.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 1.2 billion children globally being out of school. This widespread shift to online learning has highlighted issues of inequitable access to technology and risks of increased learning poverty. While some argue that a hybrid model of education may emerge with benefits of online learning, there are also significant gaps in access between privileged and disadvantaged students. Research has shown that online learning can increase retention of information and take less time, but a structured environment is still important for younger learners and the transition online may have hindered learning goals for some. Moving forward, teachers will need to relearn and adapt pedagogy for a future with greater online and technology-based learning.
Greens’ Alliance for Conservation of Eastern Ghats (GrACE) was founded in 2011 by Council for Green Revolution to protect the fragile Eastern Ghats hill ranges from degradation. GrACE aims to provide a platform for conservation of the Eastern Ghats ecosystems and natural heritage. So far, GrACE has organized two national conferences, three regional conventions, a conservation expedition, and published this Eastern Ghats Environment Outlook report. The report provides an overview of the Eastern Ghats geography, vegetation, and biodiversity across five Indian states.
This document discusses ecosystem restoration and sustainability. It begins by introducing the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration from 2021-2030, which aims to revive billions of hectares of land and sea to prevent further degradation. It then discusses how ecosystem restoration relates to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and India's National Action Plan on Climate Change. The document outlines various missions focused on areas like forests, water, agriculture, and habitats. It emphasizes the importance of ecological security and restoration in semi-arid regions, outlining challenges and priorities. Potential solutions discussed include biochar, water harvesting, precision agriculture, urban greening, and engaging students as leaders in environmental monitoring.