#cities preventing #ClimateCrisis: Pulakesh Das & explain how KAWAKI, a #community-led #solution with #geospatial data can build #ClimateResilient cities such as Kochi in this blog
➡️wri-india.org/blog/how-kochi #generationrestoration #ClimateAction #COP27 #UrbanAir
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#Thread: Here are my views on use of satellite images & maps in the Economic survey 2022.
Overall I have a mixed feeling. I am so glad and delighted that a section has been devoted in this manner but I am not happy how certain maps have been presented as they tend to mislead
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FACT: Ecosystem restoration projects fail unless people are at the center.
Here are 6 takeaways has learned working with 1000s of people in #GenerationRestoration:
wri.org/insights/peopl #AFR100 #Initiative20x20
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One of the biggest engineering works in Kaveri river is the Kallanai / Grand Anicut system. It was not constructed in 1 step & most of the structure that we see were erected during British era
Annotated drone image from . The subsequent tweets deal with history of dam
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The villagers of Injikkuzhi have to walk for more than 6kms in forest and travel by boat to reach the nearest polling station. But are they represented in the voting process? Read the entire thread!
MovieBuffs FYI: The waterfalls appears in Roja movie..
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#Elections are supposed to be about electing representations for framing legislations
However the geography behind delimitation which doesnt consider complex socio-economic conditions promote communal polarization leading to deterioration of Democractic values
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#Delhi is one of world's biggest concrete wastelands n has extremely low green space - needs urgent attention!
Many neighbourhoods span many sqkms yet don't have decent green spaces.
Snapshots below
It's possible to travel more than 10kms in Delhi NCR without seeing a tree!
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Apologies for the delay. Here's the official Nord giveaway tweet. Just Re-Tweet this tweet and make sure you're following for your chance to win. Good luck!
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We're giving away a OnePlus Nord. RT for your chance to win.
Oh - and paid us $1 to tell you to follow them on Instagram. Go give them their money's worth: instagram.com/oneplus.nord
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Here’s your chance to WIN one of the first ten #OnePlusNord devices. Ever. And we’re engraving them #01 to #10 to prove it.
To participate:
RT and ❤️
Fill this => onepl.us/nordgiveaway
Winners will be announced on 21/07 after the #OnePlusNordAR launch
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Here’s your chance to WIN one of the first ten #OnePlusNord devices. Ever. And we’re engraving them #01 to #10 to prove it.
To participate:
1. RT and ❤️
2. Fill this => onepl.us/nordgiveaway
Winners will be announced on 21/07 after the #OnePlusNordAR launch.
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Found this extra AirPods Pro while cleaning the studio. Time for another quarantine giveaway!
RT and be following for a chance to win these! I’ll ship anywhere in the world. Winner selected in 24 hours 🙌🏾
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#Gandikota - Grand Canyon of India
#AndhraPradesh
3-D rendering of the gorge cut by Pennar river
#WondersofIndia #SRTM
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#Lonar crater lake - one of India's most famous crater lakes..
#Maharashtra
#GoogleEarth 
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How would India look if the maps are scaled based on tourist arrivals??
Check the attached Cartograms!
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Foreign Tourist Arrivals:
1. #Maharashtra (51 Lac)
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Uttar Pradesh
Domestic Tourist Arrivals:
1. #TamilNadu (35 Crore!)
2. UttarPradesh
3. Karnataka
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Here's a compilation of some timelapse animations that show different stories from across India over the 3 decades (1989 - 2018) . Created with #newyear2020
1: Restless #Brahmaputra n tributaries meandering,changing course in #Assam
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Here's a video clip from 1945 showing Vaigai River in #Madurai
Video is from Michael Rogge (). He had released an amazing set of video collection (~1150 videos) in his youtube channel! Do check..
The river looks so beautiful (and bountiful) back in 1945😍
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#SatelliteArt 😍
Satellite images show Kerala's Vembanad lake and Kuttanadu wetlands
These are multi-temporal composite images created with data. Different colours are due to variations in dates of water cover and crop growth stages!
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Alright, it's true. I have an extra pair of these AirPods Pro to give away. Just RT and you're in. Will pick a winner in 24 hours. Good luck!
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#Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express is India's longest running #train. It covers ~4250 kms in 83 hours n passes through 8 states!
Anim shows scheduled movement of the train. My 2nd map in #30DayMapChallenge
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Here's my first map in #30DayMapChallenge (late start)
Animation shows population growth in India's big cities between 1901 n 2011. Rapid Urbanisation holds lot of challenges!
I've been working in for last 5 years in trying to make our cities more sustainable
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This is not an animation of #Diwali #Deepavali lights, this is a compilation of all thermal anomalies across India in 2019. It consists of forest fires, crop fires, garbage dump fires etc.
In the last few weeks fires are observed across #Punjab #Haryana #UttarPradesh
#VIIRS Data
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#PCCF Planning and Financial Management, #Uttarakhand visits ’s technology fair exhibit at #unccdcop14.
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National #LandDegradationNeutrality consultant for India #UNCCD at Exhibit . #LandscapeApproach key to achieve #LandDegradationNeutrality targets for India @mariedsami
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Can we feed 10 billion people without destroying the planet?
Part of the solution is to restore degraded soil to intensify agricultural production.
#thinklandscape #landscaperestoration
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How can we feed nearly 10 billion people without destroying the planet? Part of the solution is to restore degraded soil to intensify agricultural production. #SustFoodFuture nationalgeographic.com/environment/20
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#Forests & tree cover provide a range of environmental, social & economic benefits that underpin achievement of the #ParisAgreement & #SDGs. Opportunity to create carbon sinks in a way that is ecologically sound & socially just.
india.restorationatlas.org
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Andaman and Nicobar Deputy Conservator of Forests at technology fair exhibit #unccdcop14 @mariedsami
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"Global models and national opportunities are existing for corporates to follow and adopt, to play their role in sustainable land use management in #India".- , #WRIIndia
#landscapes #landuse #foodandlanduse #FOLU #UNCCDCOP14 #restoration
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#India’s poverty landscape overlaps w/rainfed areas having high density tribal popln. 61% farmers rely on rainfed agriculture & 52% gross cropped area is rainfed. Promotion of resilient agriculture practices requires patient capital & long-term relnship. #UNCCDCOP14
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Farmer Producer Organizations can play a key role toward green and responsible business, according to Dr. Manish Anand .
#landscapes #landuse #foodandlanduse #FOLU #UNCCDCOP14
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. presents the farmer perspective on involvement of private sector in agriculture. #landscapes #landuse #foodandlanduse #FOLU #UNCCDCOP14
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WRI India is hosting a break out session on food & land use issues in #India at ’s business day today, 2.00 PM-3.30 PM IST. Speakers include experts from WRI India, #RRANetwork & one of the Food & Land Use Coalition Ambassadors.
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Improving #forest & tree cover can deliver critical benefits to local communities including women, tribal and other marginalized groups.
#UNCCDCOP14
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#Landscaperestoration in just one district in central #India can sequester 7 mn tons of carbon, while creating wage opportunities of 3.75 mn person-days and $10 mn in wage income.
#UNCCDCOP14 #ClimateChange
india.restorationatlas.org/resources
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Did you know, between 2011-2016, #India allocated more than USD 16 billion to improving #forest and tree cover, and more than 75% of this allocation was made through #MGNREGA components associated with tree planting?
#IndiaRestorationAtlas #landscaperestoration #UNCCDCOP14
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#IndiaRestorationAtlas identified nearly 140 Mha of potential for #forest protection & #landscaperestoration which could strengthen & secure India's rural economy.
shares ’s experience developing the tool & what it offers.
india.restorationatlas.org
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