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World Water Day puts the spotlight on water conservation
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. This classic poem is slowly turning into a dark reality. And we are heading towards a future where even the abundance of water is not guaranteed anymore. Every year, since 1993 on March 22, we have been observing ‘World Water Day’ to highlight the depleting sources […]
By Bhadra Mahapatra
22 Mar 2023
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Turning emissions into income: How carbon credits unlock new opportunities for Indian farmers
An absolute necessity for survival now is a world where carbon emissions decide whether an organisation or a company is worth investing in. It’s only logical, then, that carbon offsets be treated as essential a parameter as the stock valuation of the companies. In that regard, the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 recognised carbon as a […]
By Danish Alam
11 Mar 2023
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Mud and the path to sustainable buildings
In this episode, we are going on a journey with Tallulah D’Silva, a Goa based architect who is taking inspiration from nature and building long-lasting, eco-friendly and sustainable houses using mud. She believes in mixing nature and science while designing urban landscapes and strongly advocates for a change in our thinking and lifestyle. “Nature gives […]
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By LMB Staff
10 Mar 2023
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UN signs historic ‘High Seas Treaty’ after decades of talks
After nearly two decades of talks, a historic step has been taken by the UN member nations in order to conserve and use marine biological diversity in a sustainable manner. This ‘High Seas Treaty’ is pivotal in bringing  30 percent of the earth’s land and sea under protection by the end of the decade, as […]
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By LMB Staff
06 Mar 2023
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Mission LiFE at the heart of climate change at Raisina Dialogue 2023
When India talks about LiFE, the world listens. At the Raisina Dialogue 2023, in a panel ‘Heart of the Matter: LiFE for our Common Future’, the G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant minced no words when he spoke of how India has taken a lead in its commitment to industrialisation without carbonising. Riding on the power of […]
By Smitha Verma
04 Mar 2023
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BCG Launches Center for Climate & Sustainability Policy & Regulation
Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, today announced the formation of its global Center for Climate & Sustainability Policy & Regulation to support clients as they navigate and shape the global transition to a net-zero, nature-positive world. Bringing together an international team of experts with deep knowledge of sector– […]
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By LMB Staff
02 Mar 2023
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Health Premium Stories sustainability
Safe, accessible and eco-friendly menstruation
On an average, 1.8 billion people worldwide bleed every month, mostly using non-biodegradable menstrual products. Every person using sanitary pads contributes 60 kilograms of waste in their lifetime. And one sanitary pad may contain as much plastic as four supermarket bags, which may take 500-800 years to decompose. But all is not doom and gloom. […]
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By LMB Staff
24 Feb 2023
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Forest & Biodiversity Highlights Plant Based Food
Tribal women of Rajasthan find new ways of livelihood
The tribals in Rajasthan’s Pali district, have always struggled in earning livelihood.They used to collect fruits like Custard Apples, Jamun from forests and walk for 20kms to sell them in the villages. But due to their short shelf life, they were forced to sell them at a low price or worse throw them away. Rajesh […]
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By LMB Staff
14 Feb 2023
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Climate positive news from around the world
A monthly wrap-up of the positive news on climate and environment that has made headlines around the world. From the ozone layer on the path of recovery to countries coming up with innovative solutions to fight climate change. We at LetMeBreathe have curated some of the most powerful stories about change, resilience, and hope.
By Bhadra Mahapatra
09 Feb 2023
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#WeForNature Climate Change Forest & Biodiversity
Explainer: Blue Halo S and Indonesia’s marine conservation plans 
What is ‘Blue Halo S’? The term ‘Blue Halo’ can be divided into two parts. ‘Blue’ refers to the resources from oceans, and ‘Halo’ refers to the benefits. In simple words, when the resources from the ocean are protected, and well-managed, it benefits the environment and impacts our livelihood.  The government of Indonesia, with the […]
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By LMB Staff
16 Jan 2023
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#WeForNature Agriculture Forest & Biodiversity
Brazil announces landmark measures around Indigenous people and deforestation
In an unprecedented move, Brazil created the country’s first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples with a mandate to oversee policies ranging from land demarcation to healthcare and initiated a host of pro-environment measures. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued six decrees around anti-government and indigenous measures including mining in Indigenous lands and protected areas, plans […]
By Smitha Verma
06 Jan 2023
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COP15 puts “nature” first in a historic deal
On December 19, the biggest biodiversity conference COP15 came to a historic conclusion.  In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding biodiversity, nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030. The most significant part of the agreement is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for […]
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By LMB Staff
20 Dec 2022
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The key issues at stake at COP15 
As COP15 enters into its third day, a coalition has called upon the world leaders to protect primary forests as part of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Primary Forest Alliance (PFA) demanded a moratorium on industrial development in primary forests  The day also saw 46 countries signing a statement that said “collaborate and conclude […]
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By LMB Staff
09 Dec 2022
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Curtail new fossil fuel deals
Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, a climate activist from Nigeria, educates people about the adverse impacts of fossil fuels and how they increase air pollution. To fight climate change, his only ask is to end the licensing of new oil contracts.  “We just have been saying stop licensing new oil deals, stop the over-reliance on oil and […]
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By LMB Staff
08 Dec 2022
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Nepal: Green future with climate ninjas
Sonika Manadhar is a computer engineer turned entrepreneur. She links female electric bus drivers with low-interest loans. Her team developed a system that uses digital tokens to close the trust gap between lenders and borrowers, by using these tokens women would be able to apply for micro loans from organisations.Sonika wants to prove that a […]
By Sonika Manadhar
01 Dec 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Climate Change
India in top 5 countries on Climate Change Performance Index
India has been ranked amongst the top five countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its climate change performance. India jumps two spots higher, and is now ranked 8th as per Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023) published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International […]
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By LMB Staff
24 Nov 2022
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#WeForNature Climate Change Events
Roadmap to Chennai 2050
Welcome to CitySessions: The Future where experts, entrepreneurs, researchers and designers come together to envision a sustainable future. In this edition, we are at Chennai where a bunch of climate enthusiasts get together to find solutions to Chennai’s mounting environmental issues— water crisis, river encroachment and urban flooding, heatwaves and wet bulb temperature, rising energy […]
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By LMB Staff
15 Nov 2022
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This is just the beginning!
This is just the beginning! Welcome to #CitySessions: The Future where experts, creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers come together to envision a sustainable future
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By LMB Staff
15 Nov 2022
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Why climate finance is important for communities
Meet these young climate activists from Uganda – Evelyn Acham and Namaggwa Joan. They are demanding climate finance to recover the loss and damage faced by their communities due to climate change at COP27.“When I was young, the weather was cooler, my home was greener, and everything was better. But right now, we have extreme […]
By Evelyn Acham
14 Nov 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Clean Energy
Going the solar way
The sun emits enough power onto earth in a few seconds to satisfy the entire human energy demand for hours. Solar energy has been inching its way up as a promising energy source to manage long-term energy crises. In this episode, we talk to Singer, Voice artist and Entrepreneur Chinmayi Sripada, who shares her experiences […]
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By LMB Staff
11 Nov 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future City Sessions (Live)
Mumbai’s vision for a sustainable city of 2050
“Cities of the future are built with ideas that take shape on a paper and then taken forward,” said  Ujjwal Thakur, a university student, as he dwelled upon his subject of Infrastructure loss & Damage. Khare was part of over a dozen participants who had got together for the Mumbai edition of ‘City Sessions:The Future’ […]
By Smitha Verma
08 Nov 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Climate Change
Eco-friendly sanitation solutions using discarded plastics
It is a common sight to see people urinating in public places across India and the situation is aggravated by the lack of public sanitation facilities. Despite various initiatives by the government, the existing sanitation facilities don’t seem to meet the mark.  To tackle the problem of public urinals, Ashwani Aggarwal, founder of the start-up […]
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By Payel Sen
26 Oct 2022
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How insects can bring in circularity in the food and feed value chains
How do we usher in novelty in the ideas pertaining to circularity in the global food and feed value chains? You may be astounded to hear the answer – “through the use of insects!” Easing off the pressure on our current system of agriculture and food production which ultimately adds an immense burden on the […]
By Ankit Bagaria
21 Oct 2022
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Chennai climate enthusiasts converge for a sustainable city by 2050
Some of the participants had travelled for two hours to reach the destination. Some of the mentors prepared several hours in advance for the brainstorming sessions. Neither the heat nor the distance deterred climate enthusiasts from Chennai who gathered together for a day-long design jam “City Sessions: The Future’ where how to build a sustainable […]
By Smitha Verma
17 Oct 2022
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McCain sets out to procure planet-friendly food
McCain Foods, a leading frozen food provider, has adopted several planet-friendly practices in its businesses. In an exclusive interview, Debadatta Baxi, Regional Director, Communications & Sustainability, Human Resources – India, Korea, South East Asia & Taiwan, shares with Smitha Verma how the company is working with farmers and adopting sustainability as a corporate norm. Edited excerpts […]
By Smitha Verma
02 Sep 2022
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#WeForNature Agriculture Building A Clean Future
An Indian farmer has remodelled farming techniques
Farmers are often considered to be only involved with growing crops. But not M Selvaraj, a farmer from Krishnagiri, in Tamil Nadu, in India. He is an inspiration for his farming community. The agricultural tools developed by him are helping his peers in reducing labour and farming costs.The 59-year-old owns 2.75 acres at Sesurajapuram village […]
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By Payel Sen
16 Aug 2022
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Sponge cities: Roadmap to the future
At MENA 2022, there was a great buzz around what Chandra Dake, CEO of Dake Rechsand had to share. And why wouldn’t it be as he was sharing his expertise on a technology that allows deserts to be a lot less arid. He shows the way to turn them into spots fertile for desert sowing, […]
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By LMB Staff
01 Aug 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Climate Change
Beirut’s rubble finds home
It was one of the largest known non-nuclear explosions ever to have hit any city. An otherwise dull evening of August 4, 2020, turned the world upside down for people in Beirut. A large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, leaving 218 dead, 7,000 […]
By Smitha Verma
29 Jul 2022
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#WeForNature Building A Clean Future Climate Change
BCG’s ‘Sustainable Earth’ to focus on climate and sustainability in India
The ‘heat apocalypse’ across the globe, from China to England, has only shown how climate change is real and here. Climate action has become a necessity as climate and sustainability challenges hit a tipping point globally. Experts have put a 25 percent loss in gross domestic product by 2100, an economic impact arising out of […]
By Smitha Verma
26 Jul 2022
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#WeForNature Forest & Biodiversity sustainability
Forest governance and India’s climate targets
The urgency to deal with the climate emergency at a global level has resulted in countries adopting a target driven approach to reduce carbon emissions through Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As widely reported, India’s position as the third largest CO2 emitter has brought it under pressure to undertake ambitious emissions reduction. This has drawn India’s vast and diverse forest ecosystems […]
By Manju Menon
02 Jul 2022