James Sangma, Cabinet Minister for Forest & Environment and Power, Meghalaya while delivering a keynote address virtually on day one of the TiE Sustainability Summit 2021, on being organised by TiE Hyderabad said, “76% of our land is forested. It is one of the top 5 states for BioDiversity. We have a unique forest economy. We want to be a Silicon Valley for green-based products. Forests are the best carbon removal investments and reforestation strategies and improving forest management together have a large potential to remove CO2 from the atmosphere,” he said.
Meghalaya is one of the major pineapple producing states in India. It contributes 8% of the total pineapple produced in India. Pineapple is the most important fruit crop of the state. We are working on PineApple for Vegan leather. We are also building a consensus to introduce climate change as a subject in the school curriculum to sensitise children. A climate change museum is also around the corner. We hope to inspire action on the climate crisis through this museum. Climate change is a defining challenge of our times. We must rise to fight it together, Sangma said
He added that the Climate Museum is creating a culture for action on climate, inviting people from all walks of life into the conversation and building community around just solutions. Most people in the US are worried about the climate crisis but silent and inactive. Building on the popularity and trust held by museums, we bring people together to learn about solutions and join the fight for a brighter future, providing multiple pathways into civic engagement.
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