NE ENVIRONMENT BUREAU
MUMBAI, FEB 15
Transworld Group volunteers recently marked World Wetlands Day across various locations, in alignment with meeting Sustainable Development Goals of Climate Action, Life Below Water, and Life on Land.
The day is annually observed to highlight the significance of the wetland ecosystem and its crucial role in various life forms.
In alignment with Sustainable Development Goals of Climate Action, Life Below Water, and Life on Land, Transworld Group volunteers joined hands to mark World Wetlands Day, annually celebrated on 2nd February. The day was observed to highlight the significance of wetland ecosystem… pic.twitter.com/kaEWirOumk
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Over 40 employee volunteers and their family members joined hands with 227 community members and students to conserve marine & freshwater ecosystem and water bodies through Mangrove Restoration (Mumbai), Mangrove Plantation (Paradip and Kochi), Lake Cleanup (Chennai), and Beach Cleanup (Dubai – Umm Suqeim Beach, and Muscat – PDO Beach) activities. Awareness sessions were also organized among various communities and volunteers to reaffirm the importance of wetlands for humans, other ecosystems and climate change in collaboration with Green Utsav (Dubai), Vanashakti (Mumbai), APOWA (Paradeep), MIRROR (Kochi) and Eco Society India (Chennai).
This initiative has been part of Transworld Group’s focus area of Marine Stewardship of the Environment as one of the company’s flagship CSR initiatives.
“We are immensely grateful to our partner NGOs and all volunteers who joined us in this endeavor to protect and preserve our precious wetland ecosystems. Enabling marine conservation through local community initiatives such as these continue to drive our vision for a better world,” said Anisha Ramakrishnan of Transworld Group.
