Visited our Devi River mouth mangrove restoration site and glad to witness progress with robust roots, healthy leaves, & the arrival of aquatic invertebrates. Anticipating 0.1815 tonnes
#CarbonSequestration
in year 1, 2795.5 tonnes in year 3, & 3620 tonnes in yr 5.
@dfopuriwl
@UN
Dear Humanity, we're witnessing another tragic loss in our Indian Coastaline.🥹
Over 3000 Olive Ridley (schedule - I) killed in Odisha alone in
#Devi
, and now a heartbreaking viral video from Sangameswaram, Andhra Pradesh.
We can't just watch, we must act.
Video: Suraj Pradhan
🎉 It's my 26th birthday today, and as I celebrate, I'm also blessed to witness the joyous festival of
#RathaJatra
, honoring Prabhu Jagannath. 🌿🙏
On this special day, I seek your blessings and support for my nature conservation activities.
Join me in this shared journey. 🌊🌱
#RelianceFoundation
's coastal 🌊defense initiative in tsunami-prone areas of odisha: Restoring mangroves to reduce disaster risk.
Amazing progress with 35,000 mangrove hypocotyls planted in
#Balasore
District.
My special thanks to
@ril_foundation
for safeguarding our coastline.
Won the
@TimesNow
Amazing Indian Award - 2022, in Environment category, and feeling honoured to receive the coveted award from the hands of Hon'ble Vice President 🇮🇳
@VPSecretariat
.
It has certainly propelled my spirit to do more.🙏
#AmazingIndians2022
Soumya Biswal is our 'Amazing Indian' under the category of 'Enviornment', who changed the fate of Olive Ridley turtles nesting sites in Odisha, one beach at a time.
Watch the event LIVE here:
It's with great pride I announce that I have been appointed as The 1st cohort of
@UNinIndia
Youth Advocates comprises 6 young individuals at New Delhi today.🇮🇳
I'm extremely grateful to UN & everyone associated with my journey to protect the coastal Biodiversity in Odisha Coast.
#ClimateAction
is not just a choice; it's our moral responsibility to safeguard the planet for our own existence atleast.🌏
Nature-Based Solutions are our powerful allies in the fight against
#ClimateChange
.
But we can't do it alone. Let's come together🚣♂️
#SDGs
#LifeBelowWater
Hon.
@PradeepJenaIAS
Sir, greetings for taking over charge as
@SecyChief
. Plz consider this issue urgently. You are leading many initiatives to achieve
#SDG
goals in Odisha. I have pleaded with you many times on
#Twitter
about the unlawful fishing and failure of
#OliveRidley
(1/2)
Won the
@TimesNow
Amazing Indian Award - 2022, in Environment category, and feeling honoured to receive the coveted award from the hands of Hon'ble Vice President 🇮🇳
@VPSecretariat
. It has certainly propelled my spirit to do more for the protection of Marine Ecosystem🙏
@SDG2030
#URGENT
👇Absolutely,this is not a tiger/elephant, so doesn't deserve attention?
Hence, the mainstream electronic media is not considering to highlight the issue of
#OliveRidley
in odisha.🐢
We need to protect the oceanic health to reduce the adverse effects of climate change.
#Odisha
| The Endangered Olive Ridleys migrate great distances in mass every year along the east coast 🇮🇳.
The breeding season lasts from Nov to May including mating, nesting and hatching.
Looking forward to give them justice again along our
#Odisha
Coast.🚣
🐢 Season 2022-23
The 3rd day experience in
#Rushikulya
Rookery & amazed to witness the continuous huge nesting. The olive ridley has been listed on Schedule – I of the Indian WPA Act, 1972. The species is listed as vulnerable under IUCN. A single turtle can lay over 100-140 eggs.
#Nature
#Odisha
🇮🇳
Which media can help me in this mission to
#SaveOliveRidley
? 55 days have passed but the rampant fishing in
#DeviRiverMouth
prohibited area everyday, has been a major concern for the safety of this Endangered Olive Ridley. What is the reason for this exception,
@CMO_Odisha
?
#Puri
#OliveRidley
are not safe in odisha! This season, 5 trawlers seized by
@dfopuriwl
weren't inspected on use of
#TED
Device and no actions on licence cancellation for 6 months by
@farddept
under Sections 2,7 & 4 of OMFRA act, 1982 violating Supreme Court intermis!
#DeviRiverMouth
Travelling to
#USA
🇺🇲 to attend the International Visitors Leadership Program on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation in the United States.
Follow the
#Threads
to know about all the 6 odia people, have been selected under Single Country Prog by the
@StateDept
!
@StateIVLP
Welcome home!! A wonder of nature!
I'm proud of my state
#odisha
which provides such a larger breeding ground for this vulnerable marine species. After a gap of 2years, the annual ritual has started again in broad daylight at Rushikulya.
#Arribada
#OliveRidley
PC : Bipro Behera
Delighted to attend the third iteration of the Climate Action Champions Network Conference in
#Dubai
🇦🇪 ✈️ on April 22 -23.
Looking forward to collaborating with 100 young leaders from south Asian Countries to shape a climate-resilient future for South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Morning Patroling & workout. Healthy & mature mangrove seed collection from the Devi River Mouth for the periodical maintainance of our existing mangrove Nursery.
I request Hon.
@PMOIndia
@narendramodi
to emphasis on mangroves awareness, highly needed among the Indian community.
#UPDATE
: Dear all
@Twitter
friends, media team and my colleagues; thank you for your support.
No Fishing Zone is safe for the last 2 days after the rampant fishing of 57 consecutive days and nights.
Let's join together to revive the Devi River Mouth.
Please keep supporting 🙏
Dear
@CMO_Odisha
Sir, Please review. Thousands of Endangered
#OliveRidley
are at high risk in lack of sufficient preventive measures in Devi River Mouth, a mass nesting site. You're promoting
#OliveRidley
in sports but strong & urgent action is needed in ground for their safety.
Travelling to New Delhi 🇮🇳 for the 2nd conference of the Climate Action Champions Network (CACN) - 2022 for South Asia for 3 days. This program convene 100 participants from south asian countries for networking, trainings on
#ClimateChange
, over the course of one year.
#CACN2022
ହେନ୍ତାଳ ବଣରେ ମଞ୍ଜି ସଂଗ୍ରହ ଯେତିକି ମଜା ସେତିକି ବିପଦଜ୍ଜନକ । ମୁହାଣକୁ ଲାଗିଥିବା ସନ୍ତସନ୍ତିଆ ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ହେନ୍ତାଳ ମଞ୍ଜି ସଂଗ୍ରହ ଜାରି ।
The
#Mangrove
seeds collection continue in the river estuary area.
I'm doing my bit for
#ClimateChange
, leaving a lasting legacy of environmental leadership.
Plz Spread my words urgently 👏
#OliveRidley
aren't safe in Odisha!
Morning updates from Prohibited Zone of
#DeviRiverMouth
Area😭
It's been 44 days to the
#BanPeriod
! Everyday & night rampant fishing and no safe Habitat for
#OliveRidley
!
Why our
#Govt
.and Media silent?
Bereft of trees, weaver birds nest on live electric wires!🥺
The population of chirpy pint-sized baya weavers, conferred protected status (schedule IV) under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is steadily declining in Odisha.
How can we conserve them ?
📍 Nayagarh NH - 57.
ବିଶ୍ଵ ପରିବେଶ ଶିକ୍ଷା କଂଗ୍ରେସରେ ଯୋଗଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଆବୁଧାବି ଯାତ୍ରା।👨🏫
Traveling to
#AbuDhabi
🇦🇪✈️ to attend The Youth Environmental Education Conference at the 12th World Environment Education Congress (
#WEEC
).
Excited to connect, collaborate, and share ideas on environmental education.
#OliveRidley
are not safe in odisha! This season, 5 trawlers seized by
@dfopuriwl
weren't inspected on use of
#TED
Device and no actions on licence cancellation for 6 months by
@farddept
under Sections 2,7 & 4 of OMFRA act, 1982 violating Supreme Court intermis!
#DeviRiverMouth
#Odisha
| First it's kind of voluntary
#Mangrove
Nursery aims to aid in the public awareness of ensuring the safety of emerging Mangroves in Devi River Mouth.
If you're worried
#ClimateChange
and its impact at home and around the world, focus on your own actions and habits.🌊🌀
Unsung hero Rahul Maharana..🇮🇳
He has managed to collect 935 kg of plastic Garbages from the fragile
#mangrove
ecosystem at Devi & Kadua Estuary and wetlands in the
#Puri
district within just 7 weekly ventures so far. Kudos to his hard work.👏
@OdishaMangroveC
@RahulMaharana0
🙏
Travelling to Kathamandu Nepal 🇳🇵 for the lunching program of the Climate Action Champions Network for South Asia for 3 days. This program convene 100 participants from south asian countries for networking, trainings on
#ClimateChange
, over the course of one year.
#CACN2022
This Evening |
@Naveen_Odisha
Sir,
Why're you promoting
#Olly
everytime?
In real,
#OliveRidley
are struggling to congregate and mate at
#Devi
River Mouth due to no strict action at tralwers as per
#OMFRA
by corrupt Puri
@farddept
official.
Ground Action Is needed urgently Plz.
We're the first to experience climate change and the last to act on it..🌍🔥
The challenges while carrying out our mission
#mangroves
,🌱 especially during the most difficult situations.
One of the most frequent and excruciating challenges we encounter is
#oyster
injury. 🤕 🌿
Won the
@TimesNow
Amazing Indian Award - 2022!
I'm Honoured to receive the coveted award from the hands of Hon'ble Vice President 🇮🇳
@VPSecretariat
which has certainly propelled my spirit to do more for the Coastal Bio-diversity 🙏
Catagory : Enviornment
@SDG2030
@AdaniPriti
Just back from an inspiring
@IndiaY20
Pre-Summit by
@YASMinistry
🇮🇳, spent today in our Mangrove Nursery, plantation site, and scoping out a potential site for a new 50,000🌱 capacity Nursery setup. Grateful to
@unindia
and
@YuWaahIndia
for constant encouragement.
#Mangrove
@g20org
The first day of this year 2023 starts with planting
#Mangrove
saplings and decided to strengthen my efforts.💙
So it's up to everyone to safeguard our mother nature to combat climate change.
Let us UNITE and ACT together in order to protect our Planet and restore its beauty.🙏
Planted 200
#mangroves
🌱today On 50th
#EnvironmentDay
,contributing to the preservation of our precious ecosystems. 🌿
Mangroves:
🏘️ Essential habitat for thousands of species 🐦🐳🐢🐊
🌀Preventing shorelines and protecting the land — and the people
#OdishaCoast
@dfopuriwl
Delighted to have been selected for the
#IVLP
: International Visitor Leadership Program, a 3-week program on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation in US🇺🇲 by
@StateDept
.
It is one of the U.S. govt's prestigious professional exchange programs for foreign opinion leaders.
Mangrove Seed Plantation✅
Mission : 50,000 by 2025🌱🌏
Collected around 3000 Rizophoraceae Seeds from Devi Estuary & traveled 270kms by Honda Active 5G 🛵 to Plant at various sites in Ganjam.
.
.
.
And
.
.
Now those seeds have germinated and about to grow.
👇Join me! 💙🚣🌏🌱
Humble request to all my
@Twitter
friends to join me to
#SaveOliveRidley
.
The
#Devi
, one of the Arribada grounds in the world, is being neglected. Rampant Fishing everyday in prohibited area but no one caring about their congregation, mating and breeding rituals in our
#Odisha
.
Before our new mangrove nursery🌿 structure is established, our youngest members Mojesh(15) and Suman (19) are working relentlessly to create a temporary nursery base using healthy mature seeds🌱🌍, ensuring that no seeds go to waste.
#ClimateAction
#CommunityYouthMatters
#Odisha
ଆମେରିକାରେ #ପଖାଳ_ଦିବସ ପାଳନ 🥣🍚😍
Huge thanks to the
#Odia
couple Mr. Gyana Dash and Archana Dash for hosting and sharing this taste of authentic food that brings the essence of our culture and emotions to all Odia delegates during our stay in USA for
@StateIVLP
.
@OdishaSocietyNA
It's World Turtle Day! While not related to trees, it's always important to support all environmental conservation efforts, particularly for species with disappearing habitats and dwindling populations.
#WorldTurtleDay
#oliveridleyseaturtle
#OdishaCoast
Just landed in Odisha after 21 days in the USA
@StateIVLP
Program 🇺🇲 and couldn't wait to get back to our roots.
Visited our nursery, plantation sites, and potential natural mangroves.
It's important to love and care for nature for our own existence.
#ResponsbillityForFuture
ଆଜି ସକାଳୁ ନଦୀ ପାର ହୋଇ🚣♂️ପ୍ରାୟ ୪୫ କିଲୋମିଟର ଦୂର ହେନ୍ତାଳ ବଣରୁ ମଞ୍ଜି ସଂଗ୍ରହ ପାଇଁ ଯିବା ବାଟରେ ବରଗଛ ତଳେ ବିଶ୍ରାମ🔥🌍
Taking a break in Jagatsinghpur while en route to the
#MangroveSeed
Collection site, 45 kms away from our workplace.🚣♂️
🌡️It's time to take action and protect our planet🙏
#Rushikulya
Beach Erosion Solution | Olive Ridley Turtle Mass Nesting Zone
Travelled 210kms in my
#HondaActiva
5G with 2,500 mangrove seeds collected from Devi Mouth and planted among the Salt Marshes. Aim to preserve & increase Mangroves at this potential Site.
#ClimateImpact
Every year, Odisha is home to the lakhs of vulnerable
#OliveRidley
turtles who visit in mass for nesting. Gahirmatha, Rushikulya and Devi River Mouth of ohr State are among the world's most prominent sites where Ridley arrive to nest and lay eggs. Proud to volunteer for them.💙
So unfortunate news from Devi Rookery, an Arribada Ground for Olive Ridley! Over 5,000 Ridleys already buried and
@dfopuriwl
has been supressing the facts and also supporting unlawful fishing since
#Jan
.
Who will protect
#OliveRidley
in ground?
@CMO_Odisha
@Naveen_Odisha
@moefcc
Working with
#RelianceFoundation
& Dolagovind Youth Club, fortifying climate resilience in
#Erasama
Block, scarred by 1999 super cyclone with 10K lives lost.🥺
Planted 35K+ mangrove Hypocotyls 🌿 in Balasore, 8K in Jagatsinghpur, Strengthening
#Odisha
coastline.
@ril_foundation
Phase - I of our
#MangroveSeed
collection is complete. 🌿
Despite the challenges, I, along with our
@OdishaSeaTurtle
team, fulfilled our moral duty.
Excited to continue collaborating and supporting the growth of
#Odisha
's coastal mangroves.
Join us on this eco-journey! 🌊💙🚣♂️
Introducing India's Young Climate Leaders. These 17 inspirational young citizens are leading climate action in India to ensure that India’s future is green, sustainable, and just.
Read their stories here:
#WeTheChangeNow
@deespeak
@UN
@UNFCCC
Honoring the 95th death anniversary of Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das through a poignant
#Mangrove
planting activity in
#Astaranga
#Puri
.
His indelible legacy of selflessly helping society ignites our spirit always.
Let's heed his call and work together towards a more compassionate🌎
Improving Climate Resilence - For Marine 🐢 Breeding Ground!
We at
@OdishaSeaTurtle
believe in Action than symbolic performance.
Reviving a 2km radius polluted water body at Devi River Mouth.
Join the mission!
Together we can end the plastic pollution crisis👊🌊
#OdishaCoast
Spent the day exploring the stunning mangroves and their vital ecosystems along the Odisha coast. As a
#youth
, I'm inspired to protect these natural wonders for future generations. Let's preserve
#mangroves
for a sustainable future of our planet. 🌱🇮🇳🚣♂️
@YuWaahIndia
@ErikSolheim
A dream I've had for the past nine years is finally on the horizon. I'm eagerly anticipating its realization this year in 2023, and I am filled with hope, especially with the support of incredible officials. Jay Jagannath🙏
#MangrovesForFuture
🌿
@PradeepJenaIAS
@samarth_verma
Appreciate
@PrativaGhosh
for her remarkable contribution to preserving the
#Odisha
's biodiversity through
#Journalism
.✍️ Her efforts on critical issues like threats to medicinal plants, marine conservation, climate change, and forest fire mitigation always makes a difference! 🙏
Dear Young Friends,
Contribute impact, not just ads, with our time.
Regular monitoring and care are essential for successful
#Mangrove
growth, as they rarely survive on their own. So true restoration is crucial at this time, rather than fooling society.
#ClimateAction
#Odisha
The killer of aquatic biodiversisty! 🏞️
A majority of lakes, rivers and water bodies in India are dying due to water hyacinth.🇮🇳
An invasive alien species once introduced to India in the 19th Century by British as a gift, now literally terrorising all the aquatic habitats.🐾
Do or die..🔥🌍
Let's accept the harsh reality of
#ClimateChange
and
#ActNow
for our own existence on the planet.
Requesting all beachgoers to collect any small plastic fragments of plastics if find them during your seaside excursions.
Small action matters🙏
#GhostNet
#ActNow