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Biodiversity and Nature

Mr. R Mukundan, Chiarmen CII Environemntal Committee
India Wetland Coalition (IWC) & Past Chair IBBI, MD & CEO, Tata Chemicals delivaring
reamks in Wetlands Workshop at Chennai

MoEFCC & the Centre signed Memorandum
of Cooperation in May 2022 to establish a
work programme on ‘wetlands’ striving to:

Making businesses aware of wetlands and
the role these ecosystems play in making
Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between the
resilient landscapes; Centre and the MoEFCC in Wetlands Workshop at
Chennai in presence of Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and
Promoting wetlands conservation and wise
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for
use within the portfolio of actions as Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Consumer
‘nature-based solutions’ for achieving food, Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
water and climate security and biodiversity
conservation;
The Centre established the India Wetland Coalition (IWC) in September 2022 as a
work programme of IBBI. The objective of IWC is to enable business partnerships for
Developing guidance and tools for industries
Wetlands Conservation, addressing nature loss risk and building resilience to climate
to address their impacts and
change.
interdependencies on wetlands; and,
Founding Members of IWC
Developing multi-stakeholder partnerships
and mobilizing resources for wetlands
conservation, wise use and restoration.

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Commitment Towards a Sustainable Future