Last week, 50 friends representing 24 organizations across the Himalayas assembled at Deer Park to discuss our concerns on climate change and waste, and decided to work together beyond borders to stop trashing Himalayas and to restore it to a clean, ecologically sound, just, peaceful and healthy Himalayas.
“Towards Zero Waste Himalaya” workshop was organized by the Deer Park Institute, Thanal – Kerala and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) to impart the concept and philosophy of Zero Waste, and to develop an action plan and programmes at grassroot level for preserving the Himalayan region from getting dumped with waste.
“Himalayas were a pristine place which produced many teachers who travelled across the globe with messages for mankind. May this initiative send people around the world to preach Zero Waste. There is an energy in the gathering which will build relationships beyond borders and materials,” Mr. Jayakumar C.,
the founding member of Thanal said.
The workshop was concluded on 8th August 2010 with drafting of the ‘Bir Declaration on Zero Waste Himalayas’, where the groups decided to work together for a Zero Waste Himalaya through concerted actions and setting up pilot projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
It further decided to observe 8th August as ‘Zero Waste Himalaya Day’ and to take stock of the progress of work in the meeting in 2011 in Nepal hosted by WomenAct.
“Towards Zero Waste Himalaya” workshop was organized by the Deer Park Institute, Thanal – Kerala and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) to impart the concept and philosophy of Zero Waste, and to develop an action plan and programmes at grassroot level for preserving the Himalayan region from getting dumped with waste.
“Himalayas were a pristine place which produced many teachers who travelled across the globe with messages for mankind. May this initiative send people around the world to preach Zero Waste. There is an energy in the gathering which will build relationships beyond borders and materials,” Mr. Jayakumar C.,
the founding member of Thanal said.
The workshop was concluded on 8th August 2010 with drafting of the ‘Bir Declaration on Zero Waste Himalayas’, where the groups decided to work together for a Zero Waste Himalaya through concerted actions and setting up pilot projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
It further decided to observe 8th August as ‘Zero Waste Himalaya Day’ and to take stock of the progress of work in the meeting in 2011 in Nepal hosted by WomenAct.
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