SDG Coordination Centre (SDGCC) of the planning & coordination department has launched its third edition of “Nagaland for Green Christmas” campaign, focusing on mobilizing all the residents of Nagaland to celebrate a sustainable and environment-friendly Christmas.
According to DIPR report, the key objective of the campaign was to align the Christmas festival celebration to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) dissemination and spark on-ground action across the state for making this Christmas and beyond, sustainable.
SDGCC maintained that Nagaland has shared the responsibility to make SDGs a reality for the state, the country, and the world, as a whole. It said Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year but not the most environmentally friendly.
SDGCC said the campaign was an endeavour to continue the effort towards a state-wide sustainable and environment-friendly Christmas to reduce carbon emissions.
Avoiding plastics, decorating eco-friendly Christmas trees, DIY decorations, switching to LED lights, gifting reusable essentials, sending e-cards, buying ethically, composting the leftovers, connecting to nature etc., were cited as some of the simple and effective ways of having a greener Christmas.
SDGCC said the key was to be mindful and incorporate small changes and considerations into normal routine- think about the items one buy, how to use and dispose them.
Further, SDGCC has encouraged residents of the state to share their eco-friendly celebration story via social media handles tagging @sdgccnagaland with hashtags- #NagalandForSDGs #NagalandForGreenChristmas. For more information, one has been asked to visit SDGCC’s social media handles.
Meanwhile, it has been informed that the government of Nagaland through the SDGCC has been mobilizing individuals, communities, departments, institutions, and agencies, and to take action for the achievement of the SDGs, whilst building coalitions across communities and societies at the local level.
