Environment conservation & youth involevement

1. Environment & involving youth
for Global conservation action
Dr Utkarsh Ghate
Wadhwani Institute of Artificial
Intelligence, Mumbai

2. Lost eco-child hood
• PAST environmental signals absent today-
• Fireflies
• Termites
• Pangolin,
• Civet,
• Peacock feathers
• Ants

3. New environmental Risks
• a. Specs,
• b. Teeth braces,
• c. Hearing aid,
• d. Asthma.
• e. Disasters
• F. Traffic, pollution
• g. playgrounds lost

4. Future Issues
• a. Climate change-
• Drought/ flood/ heat waves
• B. Health risks
• Skin diseases, respiratory,
• Cancer, digestive issues
• C. Waste hazard
• Plastic, Metals, Rubble (above ground mine!)…..

5. Youth action scope
GREEN GOODS
• a. Use local, recyclable
goods-
1. organic,
2. herbal,
3. wooden/ jute/ cotton etc.
ECO-BEHAVIOUR
• b. Waste less,
• c. Public transport/ services
max.
• d. Buy * rated gadgets,
• e. Social media +ve use-
risks & success stories,

6. Youth are the future
• Valyaa Koli story- youth moral is high
• a. Freedom,
• b. Climate candle march, 2014
• C. Lights off- 2018
• D. Peace march
• India- YOUNG country- low avg. age, high
fertility rate, so VIMP to engage youth in it
• Old habits die hard/ Pick them young/ lasting!