LIFE
INITIATIVE - ENVIRONMENT
News:
Kerala government
considering inclusion of coastal families in LIFE Mission
What's
in the news?
● Fisheries
Minister Saji Cherian has said that the Kerala government is considering the
inclusion of families residing within 50 m of the high tide line and possess
land in safer locations under the LIFE Mission.
LiFE
initiative:
● The
idea of LiFE promotes an environmentally conscious lifestyle that focuses on ‘mindful and deliberate utilization’
instead of ‘mindless and wasteful consumption.
● The
idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during the 26th United
Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow last year.
Aim:
● The
LiFE Movement aims to bring positive
change in the environment by collective action.
● It
aims to persuade individuals across the world to undertake simple
climate-friendly actions in their daily lives or adopt an environment-conscious
lifestyle.
● Global
leaders have applauded India for focusing on individual behaviour change
towards Climate Change
● It
also seeks to make the best use of social networks to influence social norms
surrounding climate.
P3
in LiFE movement:
● The
Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely ‘Pro-Planet
People’ (P3)
● P3
will have a shared commitment to adopt and promote environmentally friendly
lifestyles.
● Through
the P3 community, the Mission seeks to create an ecosystem that will reinforce
and enable environmentally friendly behaviours to be self-sustainable.
Objective:
● The
Mission envisions replacing the
prevalent ‘use-and-dispose’ economy with a circular economy.
● ‘Use
and Dispose’ economy is governed by mindless and destructive consumption
whereas the circular economy is defined by mindful and deliberate utilization.
● The
circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves
sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing
materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of
products is extended. In practice, it implies reducing waste to a minimum.