ONE EARTH TO LIVE
Description
The team designs the activities like Tree Plantation, Save Our Sparrow, Poster making, Workshops, In House Rallies, Street Plays, Sessions by Experts, Plastic Free Campaign, Poem Recitation, Showing Videos etc.The team forwards the activities to the heads who after scrutinizing and getting approval from the school management includes in the school curriculum and Annual Kalenderium.
• The school has a dedicated Eco Club whose members meet every week for streamlined activities to achieve its goals and objectives for developing a sustainable life on land.<br />
• The school campus is huge enough that supports plenty of plants , saplings and trees.<br />
• The feeding zones, nests for sparrows etc. are supported in the school campus.<br />
• The school campus has vermi compost pit, paper recycling machines and water harvesting system to promote understanding of sustainability of life on land.<br />
• Community involvement through street plays , workshops with highly regarded resource person, field trips etc. are a regular feature.<br />
• Adoption of the nearby park -" Chootu Ram Park"for its development and maintenance.<br />
• "No Single Use Plastic" Policy in the school.<br />
• Collaboration with UK School for collaborative Project of "Zero Waste" and "Saviours of Rivers"<br />
• Adoption of Heritage Site- Sheesh Mahal.<br />
• UNSDG based Curriculum.<br />
• Tree Plantation Drive in school and across the vicnity.<br />
• Projects like "Ek AAS Ek Prayaas... monthly donations to underprivildged.<br />
• Use of 3 D module buses for weekly visits to slum areas and generate interest among people for knowledge.<br />
• Roti Bank that involves weekly donations of stuffed prantha .
The initiative involves not only the 3000 students of the school but also engages community at large. The entire activities are governed by the Environment Team of the school that is headed by the School Principal and Has 5 teachers and 60 students. Every week on Thursday ,the team members meet for one hour to research and plan the activities that can help the team to meet the desired objectives for achieving the Goal No.15. The team researches and finds out various organisations with whom tie ups can be made for mass involvement for achieving the objective. They write the mails, call them telephonically to collaborate and perform the planned activities. The team also discusses the activities with the school authorities , the same is included in the school kalenderium for an organized conduct of the activity. The team members work collaboratively to create a clean and green consciousness among students through various innovative methods. It mobilizes students towards scientific enquiry into environmental problem and makes endeavor to involve students in efforts to preserve environment.
#Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of NCT, Delhi.
#Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT, Delhi.
#United Nations Information Centre,Delhi.
#Delhi Development Authortity , Govt. of India.
#The Energy and Resource Institute, An NGO(TERI).
#Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
#SHARP, NGO.
#TATA Power, India's Largest Power Generation Company
SDGS & Targets
Goal 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.2.1
15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.3.1
15.4
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.5.1
15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.6.1
15.7
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.7.1
15.8
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.8.1
15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.9.1
(a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.a.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.b.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.c
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
15.c.1
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Mount Abu Public School Sec-5 Rohini, New Delhi, Organisation