TerraGreen Magazine - November 2023

In this issue

Biba Jasmine highlights the need to foster inclusive economic growth that benefits all stakeholders. In today’s rapidly evolving world, the demands of governments, people, and all stakeholders on growing businesses are changing—innovation and agility are more important than ever. A national strategy and ambition to create long-term value is needed to simplify complex issues and use technology and innovation to gain actionable insights, structure current challenges, or leverage lessons learned, based on cross sectoral learning—that is the key. As a result, businesses need to re-evaluate their investment portfolios, procurement strategies and supply chains. However, companies cannot do this alone. Consumers also have a crucial role to play.

The Hurdles in Decarbonizing India

In the global push for sustainable development, India’s commitment to decarbonization is noteworthy. However, navigating from promise to reality reveals unique challenges. There exist hurdles along this low carbon development path that must be addressed. The World Bank’s study on ‘Decarbonizing Development’ emphasizes the four fundamental pillars that underpin this strategy. In this article, Ramita Rajesh explores these four fundamental pillars and concludes that India’s accomplishments in emissions reduction and renewables indicate progress towards sustainability, but the quest remains filled with hurdles. Turning environmental commitments into tangible actions is imperative.

4 mins

El Niño-Induced Winter Precipitation

A careful examination of how mountains impact precipitation changes during El Niño and La Niña events in western North America could be the key to developing more informed water conservation plans along the Colorado River, according to new research.

3 mins

North Atlantic's Major Current System - Threatened by Climate Change

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a crucial element in the Earth’s climate system and is influenced by both atmospheric and thermohaline factors. In this article, Pitamber Kaushik highlights how increased ocean heat content and greater cold freshwater inputs from melting Arctic ice sheets caused by climate change threaten the AMOC. In the event of an AMOC collapse, more pronounced extreme weather events including heat waves, cold waves, drought, and flooding are anticipated, which would create a vicious cycle of climate crisis. Keep reading to learn more…

9 mins

Alliance to End Plastic Waste Contributing to a Cleaner and More Sustainable Future

Eileen Cai is Chief Advisor, APAC Regional Projects Director at Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Here, we are in conversation with her for TerraGreen.

5 mins

People, Profits, and Planet

Joint Responsibility for Working towards Sustainable Development

10+ mins

Saving the Oceans One Straw at a Time!

In this article, Dr Marianne Furtado de Nazareth shares her experience of using paper straws in the UK. She feels paper straws are biodegradable and do not take hundreds of years to break down as some plastic products do.

5 mins

The Critical Role of Satellite Connectivity For Advancing India's Renewable Energy Output

In this article, Jairam NV encapsulates how satellite connectivity is transforming the renewable energy output in India.

4 mins

CITES Endangered Species on Stamps - Celebrating the Varied Forms of Wild Fauna and Flora with Stamps

The CITES is an international agreement established to regulate and monitor the trade of wild animals and plants to ensure their conservation and sustainable use. It is a global agreement aimed at protecting biodiversity and preventing overexploitation of species due to international trade. The book \"CITES Endangered Species on Stamps\" gives details about the CITES convention. There are 360 images of the stamps released by the UNPA from 1993 to 2023, and stamps with the CITES logo released by Poland, Chile, and Japan for endangered species day and first day covers are shown in the book. This book would be very useful to environmentalists, foresters, philatelists, and students alike.

2 mins

Collaborative Financing Solutions for Impactful Climate Action H&M Group and DBS Drive the Agenda

H&M Group is taking a leadership position in establishing collaborative financing solutions that enable the necessary decarbonization of fashion supply chains. To realize this ambition, the H&M Group, together with Southeast Asia's largest bank, DBS, has initiated a collaborative finance tool-a first-of-itskind green loan programme that facilitates supply chain decarbonization in the apparel sector.

2 mins

Bohada's Mask Magic Transcending Generations

Gajanan Khergamker writes that in North Maharashtra, according to tradition, Palghar District's Mokhada taluka stands as a testament to a 250-year-old festival that reaches its climax in the final three days, immersing its residents in a magical realm of a mythological past. The tribal mask festival called Bohada is celebrated in Mokhada roughly during the Shimga festival, and spans a duration of five to 15 days. Remarkably, each participating tribal member has been engaging in the festival for generations, cherishing fond memories of family members dancing throughout the night adorned in age-old masks and costumes.

4 mins

Deforestation-Free Supply Chains A Promising Route to Achieve Climate Targets!

As countries strive to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, Dr Pratibha Baveja, Karishma Vohra, Sanjana Das and Vishal Dev highlight the often-ignored linkages that exist between climate and forests. Moving towards responsible sourcing of forest and agriculture-based commodities can facilitate the halting of deforestation and conversion in supply chains which can significantly contribute to achieving the global climate targets.

7 mins

Addressing Food Loss and Waste - Start-ups and Ideas

In this article, Ram Ramprasad addresses the issue of food loss and waste, presenting several start-up examples and innovative solutions for aspiring entrepreneurs.

6 mins

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TerraGreen Magazine Description:

TerraGreen is one of the most respected monthly magazine dedicated to informing and enlightening its readers on issues of environment, energy, and sustainable development. Launched in 2004, TerraGreen has made an indelible impression on the minds of readers, both in India and across the world. Today, it enjoys a readership of over 40,000 and a subscriber base of close to 5,000. Helping the magazine along in its endeavour to take issues of absolute importance to the people is the fact that it is the only publication of its kind in the market; not only does it inform and educate, it does so in a subtle and reader-friendly manner. After all, the aim is to reach as many people as possible!

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• News • Comments • Worldview • Features • In Conservation • Red Alert • Cover Story • Special Reports • Perspective • TerraYouth • Wild Wonders • Green Product • Pioneer • Breakthrough • Review
• Environmental Research • Green Events • Wake-up Call