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9. Education • Research and development activities for • Teachers teaching environmental
promoting green economy education
• Teaching environmental education • Green scientists
• Research and development in • Conservation biologists
conservation of natural resources
Climate change and pollution are posing alarming threat to us and for our future generations. We needs to take
drastic and immediate actions to protect our planet for our continual existence. Government, private sector,
NGOs and groups of awakened citizens worldwide are working diligently towards an effi cient green economy.
We need to bring awareness to the people to adapt to an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Green Consumer Day is celebrated on September 28 each year. It is a day when
people celebrate the earth and bring about awareness on how small actions can
help earth to remain green and clean.

Green Projects
Many people and organisations are concerned and motivated about doing something to save the environment.
They are implementing green projects in areas like waste management, energy conservation, green sanitation,
biofuel use, green buildings, etc. Examples of the green projects undertaken by some of the organisations include
agriculture, construction, energy, forestry, manufacturing, retail, etc. To highlight the various aspects of green
practices and techniques that could help us in saving our environment and making our efforts more focused for
sustainable development and growth, here are some examples of green projects:
 Solid Waste Management by ‘Swachh Cooperative’

Swachh Cooperative is wholly owned by waste pickers. The Cooperative has members who are engaged in door
step collection of waste in Pune. This integrates informal waste pickers into Pune city’s Solid Waste Management
System. This project has become a success with the support of government and the waste pickers. Waste pickers
now work with dignity and provide a decentralised waste management system. They ensure effi cient disposal
of wet waste through biogas regeneration along with recycling of solid waste. Biogas is produced from plant
material and animal waste, garbage, waste from households and some types of industrial wastes such as fi sh
processing, dairies, and sewage treatment plants.

 Modern Chulha of ‘Society of Development and Environment Protection’
The Society of Development and Environment Protection developed the ‘Modern DEEP (Development and
Environment Protection) Chulha’ that uses biomass to reduce consumption of wood by 50%. This chulha
reduces smoke by 80%, reducing environmental and health problems. The project trains masons and welders
to produce the chulhas, thus increasing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The initiative was
started in 35,000 households of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh in 1995.

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