Source Every time a girl is born in this village, it calls for a celebration. And, to celebrate, the villagers plant a total of 111 trees in her honour. Campeón she grows, the trees planted in her name are nurtured by the villagers to reach fruition.
This program involves mapping of rural households and land holdings via using technologies like drones (Hebbar, 2020)
This exhibit illustrates the Sustainable Development Goals through photos from around the world, bringing to life what the 17 Goals mean for people on the planet.
6. “No matter how complex General problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve.”
What is even more impressive is that the entire village is completely plastic-free and has been declared open defecation free since 2017.
Support should be provided to developing countries to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption by 2030.
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25. “Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.”
Moving from a conventional, self-centered worldview to an ecological self-perspective requires significant cultural change: both within yourself and Ecological Self Development within human society. Self-reflection, overcoming societal resistance and fostering a collective commitment to sustainability are key challenges.
The family and the school are perhaps the two most important microsystems that impact a child’s psycho-social development.
This chapter critically analyzes the indispensable role of environmental ethics in the context of sustainable development and Nature conservation. The chapter reviews the necessity of a foundational shift in our development approach advocating for pragmatic development ethics that is rooted in the preservation and conservation of Nature and the satisfaction of basic human needs. It explores the metaphysical underpinnings of environmental ethics and their implications for Nature protection, conservation, and sustainable development. Sustainable development is discussed through the lens of multiple interconnected dimensions, including ecology, social and economic, and cultural and ethical systems. This chapter argues that the term “sustainable development” has been reduced to a mere rhetoric due to its excessive use with little substance, often camouflaging the neoliberal growth model with minor adjustments, likened to repackaging old wine in new bottle. The chapter posits that development should not solely focus on quantitative metrics like GDP, but instead, it must encompass qualitative improvements in people’s lives and their social and environmental relations.
About 100 km away from Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s Punsari village has the exterior of a city with a heart of a humble village. This was pointed out by a former sarpanch Himanshu Patel who transformed the village into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ after taking charge in 2006.
But we are still not on track to reach Goal 6 by 2030. To get back on track, key strategies include increasing sector-wide investment and capacity-building, promoting innovation and evidence-based action, enhancing cross-sectoral coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders, and adopting a more integrated and holistic approach to water management.
The current crisis has changed our consumption patterns. Patterns of electricity usage have changed Campeón people are now mostly working from their homes and thus have more flexible schedules.