Blue carbon: Why India must bet big on blue ecosystems
June 19, 2025
| The Pioneer
As the impacts of climate change intensify, the global spotlight is turning toward blue carbon ecosystems mangroves, seagrasses, salt marshes, and coastal wetlands as high-impact, nature-based climate solutions, writes Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow, Land Resources Division, TERI
GDC Surankote signs MoU with TERI for climate research
May 27, 2025 |
May 27, 2025
Daily Excelsior
Government Degree College (GDC) Surankote has signed a historic MoU with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) New Delhi, becoming the first Higher Education Institution in Jammu & Kashmir to do so. The agreement marks a significant step toward fostering academic exchange, research collaboration, and environmental innovation in the region. The MoU was signed by Prof Rani Mughal, Principal of GDC Surankote, representing the J&K Higher Education Department, and Dr Dipankar Saharia, Senior Director-Social Transformation and Strategic Alliance, TERI New Delhi.
India showcases forest restoration and climate resilience strategy at UN Forum
May 23, 2025 |
May 23, 2025
The Sentinel Assam
India's dedication to restoring degraded forest ecosystems and enhancing climate resilience was prominently featured during a side event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, at the 20th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from May 5 to May 9.
India needs to rethink its relationship with nature
May 22, 2025
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| Deccan Herald
To halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and move toward a nature-positive world by 2050, the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), adopted in December 2022, calls for transformative and inclusive action across all sectors of society. One of its 23 targets, Target 3, popularly known as '30 by 30', seeks to conserve at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, and marine areas through well-connected, equitably managed systems. In a globalized world where consumption, finance, and supply chains are interconnected, international cooperation and knowledge sharing are essential.
Disclosure: Farmers are being cheated in the name of carbon credit
April 22, 2025 |
April 22, 2025
Down to Earth
In September 2024, Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources informed that according to the MoU signed between the Forest Department, VNV and TERI, the farmer will be paid $6 per credit. He says that since the projects made good money this time, VNV has decided to pay farmers $8 per credit. Dr Sharma estimates that one credit could be worth $11-12 and assured that VNV will be transparent about the benefit-sharing process.
India's forest cover report: Balancing progress and challenges
February 10, 2025
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| The Financial Express
While the overall figures indicate progress, deeper analysis reveals signs of forest degradation, including a troubling shift from Moderately Dense Forests (MDF) to Open Forests (OF). MDFs, with canopy density between 40-70%, are critical for biodiversity and ecosystem services, and their decline suggests thinning and fragmentation that compromise ecological stability, says Mr Sayanta Ghosh, Associate Fellow and Dr Jitendra Vir Sharma, Senior Director, Land Resources Division, TERI.
