In this image released to the media the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio is seen with the SDFN WED poster image, to launch the Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland campaign for World Environment Day.
Campaign for sustainable development
KOHIMA, MAY 21 (MExN): The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio on Monday started the Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland campaign for World Environment Day by appearing in a photograph, holding the campaign logo and further taking forward the message of WED 2013, based on this year’s international theme as declared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): “Think. Eat. Save.” A press note by Vishü Rita Krocha from SDFN informed that the campaign has been proposed by the SDFN to celebrate WED by virtue of initiating a sustained campaign throughout Nagaland through its members and friends.”
The main objective of the campaign is to encourage people to create awareness on the environmental impact of food waste. It aims to encourage people to reduce food waste, save money and minimize environmental impacts.
The Chief Minister during his meeting with SDFN members on Monday morning impressed upon the need to save food, while expressing concern that Naga society is “overindulging in food.” He stated, “People discuss about what is healthy but we discuss what is tasty” and added, “Think and Eat.”
The Campaign will involve people from all walks of life, where they will be asked to pose and get themselves photographed with the SDFN WED campaign placards or even a digital image on the computer screens, wherein by doing so, they pledge that they will reduce/avoid food waste and consume sustainably.
The press note informed that Nagaland University, different religious heads and organizations, offices, public places like popular joints and commercial establishments, hospitals and the public in general would also be approached for the same, while Churches, mosques, gurudwaras, temples will all be especially requested to sermonize on the global and local problem of food waste and unsustainable consumption in the days/services before June 5. The SDFN Campaign for World Environment Day is scheduled to culminate with the WED Program which will be jointly organized by the Forest Department and NBCC at the NBCC Convention Hall on June 5.
The partner organizations, individuals and groups associated with the SDFN include NEPED, Honey Mission, Bamboo Mission, Bio-resource Mission, Entrepreneur Associates, YouthNet, ECS Tuensang, PBC Longleng, SRTT-NEIDA, WALO Mon, DICE Foundation, YARD among others.
The Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland is a forum where the Naga civil society, representatives of the government, non-government, media, academia, industry and entrepreneurs collectively discuss and work together in facilitating the state towards a sustainable development pathway.
SDFN will further host the 3rd Sustainable Mountain Development Summit of the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI), scheduled to be held on September at Kohima this year with Water, Forest and Agriculture as themes. The first two summits were held in Nainital and Gangtok in 2011 and Sikkim in 2012 respectively. It may be noted that the Indian Mountain Initiative was formed with the objective to provide stakeholders from the states of Indian Himalayan Region, a platform to come together and discuss issues related to the development of the Himalayan region and its communities. It also aims to reach consensus on priorities and action plans and recommend the same to the relevant authorities.
