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°Celsius serves as a collaborative hub bringing together civil society entities, think tanks, intermediaries, innovators, and funding bodies across India, emphasizing holistic climate initiatives. Promoting multi-stakeholder collaboration, it prioritizes amplifying community perspectives within climate discussions. The platform redefines existing narratives, highlighting the synergy between social

, economic, and ecological dimensions while fostering climate resilience. Through unified efforts and knowledge-sharing, °Celsius aims for climate strategies and policies that are inclusive, fair, and attuned to the challenges experienced by diverse communities.

🌳 Prayagraj Goes Green with Miyawaki MagicPrayagraj Municipal Corporation has embraced the Japanese Miyawaki Afforestati...
26/07/2025

🌳 Prayagraj Goes Green with Miyawaki Magic

Prayagraj Municipal Corporation has embraced the Japanese Miyawaki Afforestation Technique—turning garbage dumps into oxygen banks and generating dense urban mini‑forests ahead of Maha Kumbh 2025.

🔹 Over 55,800 m² of barren land transformed across 10+ sites using native species planting
🔹 Massive plantation: 1.2 lakh trees in Naini (63 species), 27,000 in Baswar (27 species)
🔹 Benefits: 10× faster growth, 4–7 °C local cooling, improved soil, biodiversity & air quality
🔹 Emmanuel success: Prayagraj earned a perfect 100/100 Air Quality rating under NCAP, thanks in part to Miyawaki forests and other green initiatives

These efforts go beyond aesthetics—they reflect a commitment to clean air, healthier microclimates, and resilient urban ecosystems. 🌿 Nature-based solutions like Miyawaki show how cities can reverse damage and breathe better.

✅ A salute to green innovation and community stewardship in Prayagraj!

🪸The Coral Bleaching Crisis: A Silent Collapse Beneath the Waves Rising ocean temperatures are turning vibrant coral ree...
26/07/2025

🪸The Coral Bleaching Crisis: A Silent Collapse Beneath the Waves

Rising ocean temperatures are turning vibrant coral reefs into ghostly white graveyards. Coral bleaching—caused by heat stress—forces corals to expel the algae (zooxanthellae) that give them color and life.

🔹 Triggered when ocean temperatures rise 1–2°C above normal
🔹 Leads to loss of habitat for 25% of marine species
🔹 Weakens fish stocks, endangers livelihoods of 500 million people
🔹 Affects coastal protection, tourism, and biodiversity balance
🔹 The Great Barrier Reef, Maldives, and Lakshadweep have all faced mass bleaching events

Bleached corals aren’t dead—but prolonged stress kills them. With El Niño events intensifying and oceans warming rapidly, coral reefs worldwide face unprecedented collapse.

🌍 Protecting corals means protecting marine economies, cultures, and coastlines.

🌱 Urgent action is needed: from cutting emissions to banning reef-damaging practices.

🌿 Bringing Life Back to the Aravallis: India’s Green Frontier MissionThe Central Government has launched an ambitious mi...
26/07/2025

🌿 Bringing Life Back to the Aravallis: India’s Green Frontier Mission

The Central Government has launched an ambitious mission to restore and green the ancient Aravalli mountain range, one of India’s oldest and most ecologically significant landscapes.

🔹 Covers 4 states: Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan & Gujarat
🔹 Aims to plant 75 lakh native trees over degraded stretches
🔹 Focus on soil restoration, wildlife corridors, and water recharge zones
🔹 Involves local communities, youth brigades, and eco-volunteers for long-term stewardship
🔹 Supports India’s Land Degradation Neutrality target by 2030

Stretching over 800 km, the Aravallis are critical to preventing desertification, curbing Delhi-NCR dust storms, and conserving biodiversity. Yet decades of mining and deforestation have left them scarred.

🌱 This mission is not just about planting trees—it’s about healing history and securing India’s green shield.

📊 Climate Risk Info System: Protecting the Economy, Not Just the Environment 💼India is rolling out a Climate Risk Inform...
26/07/2025

📊 Climate Risk Info System: Protecting the Economy, Not Just the Environment 💼

India is rolling out a Climate Risk Information System (CRIS) — not just to map floods or heatwaves, but to safeguard economic assets, investments, and supply chains from climate shocks.

🔹 Led by MoEFCC & NITI Aayog with support from IMD, RBI & NDMA
🔹 Maps sector-wise vulnerabilities in agriculture, power, transport, banking & insurance
🔹 Uses AI, GIS & satellite data to forecast climate risks to GDP hotspots
🔹 Supports climate-proofing of infrastructure and economic planning
🔹 Aims to help banks, industries, and governments de-risk long-term investments

In a world where climate is the new economic variable, this system is India’s answer to future-proofing its growth. It shifts the climate narrative from conservation to economic resilience—from forests to financial forecasts.

✅ It’s not just climate science; it’s climate strategy.

Dear Friends,On this World Mangrove Day, let us pause and reflect on the silent guardians of our coasts — the mangroves....
26/07/2025

Dear Friends,

On this World Mangrove Day, let us pause and reflect on the silent guardians of our coasts — the mangroves. These ancient forests, where land meets the sea, are more than trees. They are lifelines. They shield our homes from devastating storms, anchor our shores from erosion, and nurture countless species — from fish to birds — that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems alike.

Yet today, mangroves are vanishing — cleared for development, ignored in planning, and wounded by pollution. With every acre lost, we don’t just lose trees, we lose protection, biodiversity, and hope.

Mangroves are the lungs of the coast and the soul of many coastal communities. They absorb carbon far better than most forests, helping fight climate change. They are nurseries for marine life, sacred spaces for indigenous cultures, and vital barriers in a warming world.

Let us act — plant, protect, and preserve. Let’s make this not just a day of awareness, but a turning point. The roots of mangroves bind more than soil; they bind our future.

With hope,
Celsius Foundation

 

🌫️ Breathing Data: Special Team to Assess Indo-Gangetic AirIndia has launched a dedicated scientific team to assess and ...
25/07/2025

🌫️ Breathing Data: Special Team to Assess Indo-Gangetic Air

India has launched a dedicated scientific team to assess and monitor air quality across the Indo-Gangetic Plain — one of the world’s most polluted and densely populated regions.

🔹 Focus on Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & West Bengal
🔹 Multi-agency task force led by MoEFCC, IITs, CPCB & IMD
🔹 Using satellite data, LIDAR systems, AI models & real-time sensors
🔹 Will study sources: crop burning, vehicular load, construction, and seasonal meteorology
🔹 Goal: actionable policy inputs for clean air zones & winter preparedness

Stretching from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, this plain fuels India’s economy—but struggles to breathe. The special team brings science, strategy, and urgency together to clean up this critical corridor.

Because every breath counts, and every region deserves blue skies.

🌲 Uttarakhand’s Green Ledger: Nature Gets Its DueIn a groundbreaking move, Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to ...
25/07/2025

🌲 Uttarakhand’s Green Ledger: Nature Gets Its Due

In a groundbreaking move, Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to launch the Gross Environmental Production (GEP) Index — a bold step to quantify services we receive from nature.

🔹 Inspired by Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness & UN’s ecosystem valuation models
🔹 Measures value of forests, water, soil, air, biodiversity & carbon sequestration
🔹 9 ecosystem services mapped under 3 pillars: provisioning, regulating, and cultural
🔹 Aims to integrate nature’s value into budgeting, policy, and planning
🔹 Boosts climate finance eligibility, eco-tourism, and natural capital investments

Uttarakhand is putting a price tag not on nature—but on what nature gives us for free. From oxygen and clean water to pollination and carbon capture, the GEP makes it visible, measurable, and respected.

✅ Because if we can measure GDP, we must also measure what keeps us alive.

🚘 Shaping India’s Green Hydrogen Future: 2nd International Conference on Green HydrogenIndia’s International Conference ...
25/07/2025

🚘 Shaping India’s Green Hydrogen Future: 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen

India’s International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH‑2025) returns for its 2nd edition on 6–7 November 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

🔹 A premier global platform uniting scientists, industry experts, policymakers, and investors
🔹 Focused on the entire green hydrogen value chain: production → storage → distribution → downstream uses
🔹 Featured themes: green financing, workforce upskilling, startup innovation, and scaling electrolyser manufacturing

Building on India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, this edition dives deep into solutions for hard-to-abate sectors like steel, aviation, shipping, and chemicals. The conference aims to accelerate India’s journey toward its goal of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030, and foster actionable public-private collaboration across the ecosystem .

⛽ If 2025 is about bold targets, ICGH‑2025 is about turning vision into reality with shared knowledge and strategic partnerships.

🌿 India’s Global Green Embrace in CaliAt COP16 in Cali, Colombia, India amplified its support for biodiversity—not just ...
25/07/2025

🌿 India’s Global Green Embrace in Cali

At COP16 in Cali, Colombia, India amplified its support for biodiversity—not just within its borders but globally.

🔹 Announced its updated National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (NBSAP) aligning with the Kunming–Montreal Framework during COP16’s special session
🔹 Urged developed nations for urgent delivery of financial resources, technology, and capacity-building to support biodiversity in developing nations, including Colombia
🔹 Stressed equitable benefit-sharing for Digital Sequence Information (DSI), pushing for the Cali Fund where companies contribute voluntarily (1% profit or 0.1% revenue) to benefit Indigenous community-led conservation

India reaffirmed its ancient ethos—“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (One Earth, One Family, One Future)—calling for global solidarity and fair financing to meet biodiversity targets by 2030.

Through diplomacy, funding appeals, and technical collaboration, India continues charting a path for shared nature conservation.

⚓ 21st Century India Deserves 21st Century Ports 🌊Cleaner ports mean cleaner coasts, air, and economy. India is stepping...
25/07/2025

⚓ 21st Century India Deserves 21st Century Ports 🌊

Cleaner ports mean cleaner coasts, air, and economy. India is stepping up with the Green Port Policy and Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023, pushing for eco-friendly port operations, zero-emission goals, and circular resource use.

🔹 Shore-to-ship power
🔹 Electric cargo handling
🔹 Wastewater recycling
🔹 100% solar/wind energy use targets

Major ports like Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Visakhapatnam are leading the charge with solar rooftops and LNG adoption.

🌱 A clean port isn't just a symbol—it's a system for sustainable trade.

🌾 Seeds of Change: National Mission on Natural FarmingIndia’s National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), approved in No...
24/07/2025

🌾 Seeds of Change: National Mission on Natural Farming

India’s National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), approved in November 2024 and launched in 2025, is transforming agriculture with a holistic, eco‑friendly approach.

🔹 ₹2,481 crore committed till FY26—₹1,584 Cr by central govt + ₹897 Cr from states
🔹 Ambitious targets: 7.5 lakh hectares under natural farming, 10,000 bio‑input resource centres, and training 18.75 lakh farmers to reach 1 crore
🔹-Based on agro-ecological practices—diverse cropping, livestock integration, locally-produced inputs like jeevamrit/beejamrit
🔹 Program piloted in Hassan, Karnataka—125 farmers per 50 ha cluster get ₹4,000/acre yearly incentives, training, and tools support 

By restoring soil health, reducing input costs, and promoting biodiversity, NMNF brings resilience and prosperity to farmers. It blends traditional wisdom with science to nurture nutritious food systems and climate-resilient livelihoods.

✅ It’s time to sow sustainability, not dependence.

🌳 India’s Green Pulse: ISFR 2023 RevealedIndia’s India State of Forest Report 2023 shows our green landscape finally bre...
24/07/2025

🌳 India’s Green Pulse: ISFR 2023 Revealed

India’s India State of Forest Report 2023 shows our green landscape finally breaking the 25% barrier — forest + tree cover reaches 827,357 sq km (25.17%) of the country's landmass.

🔹 Forest cover: 715,343 sq km (21.76%)
🔹 Tree cover: 112,014 sq km (3.41%)
🔹 Net gain since 2021: +1,445 sq km — with +156 sq km forest, +1,289 sq km trees  

Top performing states in combined growth:

- Chhattisgarh: +684 sq km
- Uttar Pradesh & Odisha: +559 sq km each
- Rajasthan: +394 sq km  

❗Concerning trends:

- Loss of 3,915 sq km dense forests, especially in Western Ghats & NE India
- Mangrove cover dropped by 7.43 sq km to 4,991.7 sq km, with major losses in Gujarat

Despite progress, the gains are modest — natural forests continue to shrink, even as plantations soar. As India inches toward a greener future, the challenge remains to preserve nature’s legacy—not plantation proxies.

🌱 Let’s protect real forests—not just numbers.

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