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- 1established in the year 1995ப.1
The Department of Environment and Climate Change was established in 1995.
- 2Tamil Nadu Marine Resource Foundationப.1
TN-MRF works on mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mudflats, estuaries and sandy beaches along the 1,068.69 km coast.
- 31,068.69 kmப.2
Tamil Nadu's coastline is 1,068.69 km - the figure this whole note's coastal work rests on.
- 442nd constitutional Amendment introduced Article 48 (A)ப.12
The 42nd Amendment added Article 48A to the Directive Principles - the State shall protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife.
- 5Article 51 A (g)ப.12
Article 51A(g), a Fundamental Duty, makes it every citizen's duty to protect the natural environment and have compassion for living creatures.
- 6Environmental Protection Act (EPA), 1986ப.13
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is the parent statute; the EIA Notification of 2006 and every CRZ Notification are issued under it.
- 7first CRZ notification was issuedப.14
The first Coastal Regulation Zone Notification came in 1991, replaced by those of 2011 and 2019.
- 8Tamil Nadu Green Climate Companyப.15
TNGCC is the Special Purpose Vehicle that runs the State's climate action and coordinates the four flagship missions.
- 9Green Tamil Nadu Mission (GTM)ப.16
The four missions to memorise: Green Tamil Nadu Mission, Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission, TN-SHORE coastal restoration and the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission.
- 10green cover to 33%ப.17
The Green Tamil Nadu Mission targets 33% green cover through afforestation, Miyawaki urban forests, agroforestry and roadside avenues.
- 11Integrated Wetland Management Plansப.18
The Wetlands Mission maps and categorises wetlands and prepares Integrated Wetland Management Plans against encroachment and pollution.
- 12Sustainably Harnessing Ocean Resourcesப.19
TN-SHORE is World Bank assisted, covering coastal biodiversity, coastal protection, livelihoods, pollution abatement and project management.
- 13Chief Mission Directorப.21
The Director of the Department heads the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission as Chief Mission Director.
- 14District Climate Change Missionப.21
District Climate Change Missions run in all 38 districts - the District Collector is Mission Director (the GCC Commissioner in Chennai) and the District Forest Officer is District Climate Officer.
- 15modified fishbone methodப.23
Coastal rehabilitation: mangrove, casuarina and cashew saplings over 355 hectares by the modified fishbone method, with about 700 hectares of degraded mangrove restored.
- 16Pichavaram, Kodiyakkarai, Muthupetப.25
Climate Resilient Villages in 11 places - Pichavaram, Kodiyakkarai, Muthupet, Hogenakkal, Yercaud, Kodaikanal, Ooty, Courtalam, Tiruchendur, Rameswaram and Kovalam. Killai in Pichavaram was the first.
- 17first-of-its-kind initiative in Indiaப.25
The Chief Minister's Green Fellowship Programme is the first of its kind in India - 40 fellows in the first batch, then 38 selected from over 9,000 applications, placed in every district with a Post Graduate Diploma in Climate Change and Sustainability.
- 18Institute for Energy Studies, Anna Universityப.26
The Institute for Energy Studies at Anna University is the knowledge partner for the Green Fellowship Programme.
- 1958,000 schoolsப.28
Climate literacy: an activity calendar for about 58,000 schools, game kits to 500 Government schools, nature camps for about 13,000 students and campaigns in 21 colleges.
- 20Carbon Neutral Hubsப.31
Four districts are to become Carbon Neutral Hubs - the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram - each with a Decarbonization Action Plan.
- 21Green Building Certification Programmeப.32
Lifestyle for Climate builds a Green Building Certification Programme for existing buildings, rated on a digital platform.
- 22Sustain TNப.33
Sustain TN, with IIT Madras as knowledge partner, selected 10 startups in circular economy, renewable energy, agriculture and waste management, each given a Rs.10 lakh seed grant.
- 2330 indicators and 7 green categoriesப.35
The Green Climate Index scores all 38 districts on 30 indicators across 7 categories, ranking them Aspirers (0-40), Learners (40-60) and Leaders (60-100).
- 24announced Heat as a disasterப.36
Tamil Nadu has declared Heat a disaster - the Centre for Heat Resilience at TNGCC works under an MoU with UNEP on passive cooling and cool roofs.